Abelardo De La Espriella
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AMERICAS
Colombia Ends Endless Peace Talks as Armed Groups Keep Growing
President Abelardo de la Espriella has closed three negotiating tables inherited from Gustavo Petro. The case rests on armed expansion,…
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ANALYSIS
Colombia’s Religious Freedom Depends on Keeping Presidential Power Firmly Secular
Colombia’s ordered presidential apology is more than courtroom theater. It tests whether a secular republic can welcome believers without conscripting…
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Colombian Tiger Roars as Failed Peace Talks Lose Their Grip
President Abelardo de la Espriella opened Colombia’s new era by ending armed-group talks, reviving crop fumigation and promising megajails. After…
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Colombia Tests Whether Civil Disobedience Defends Democracy or Defies It
On inauguration day, Colombia will stage two rival democratic rituals: Abelardo de la Espriella’s swearing-in in Cali and peaceful opposition…
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AMERICAS
Colombia Walks a Diplomatic Tightrope Between Palestine and Israel Again
As Gustavo Petro exits and Abelardo de la Espriella prepares to govern, Colombia is attempting a risky diplomatic pivot: preserving…
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ANALYSIS
Colombia Can Decentralize Power Without Turning Government into Roadshow Theater
President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella’s plan to govern from Barranquilla, Cali, Medellín and Bogotá could challenge Colombia’s stubborn centralism. Yet…
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Colombia President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella’s Vows Cut to Petro’s Peace Mirage as Violence Exposes the Fraud
President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella’s vow to dismantle Total Peace is not vengeance. It is a course correction for a…
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ANALYSIS
Colombia’s Israel Reset Looks Rushed as Washington Starts Squinting Harder
Colombia’s president-elect is moving fast to restore ties with Israel. Still, Washington’s own hesitation over Netanyahu’s wars suggests Bogotá may…
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ECONOMY
Colombia Bets on De la Espriella as Markets Count Pesos
Colombia's incoming far-right president, Abelardo de la Espriella, promises fiscal shock therapy, oil revival and a patriotic miracle. Still, the…
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AMERICAS
Colombia Faces a Washington Reset as El Tigre Takes Power
Abelardo de la Espriella's razor-thin victory promises to reset Colombia's alliance with Washington, revive militarized drug policy, and test whether…
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