Colombia
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ANALYSIS
Colombia Cannot Bomb Child Recruitment Out of the Jungle Alone
Colombia’s renewed air war in Guaviare promises security through overwhelming force. Yet the bodies of recruited teenagers expose a harder…
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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 and Ecuador Court Cartels While Washington Courts the Border
Military chiefs gathered in San Lorenzo to announce a united offensive against border cartels. Cooperation is necessary, but broadcasting strategy…
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LIFE
Aracataca Boards a Culture Train Beyond García Márquez’s Yellow Butterflies
In Gabriel García Márquez’s hometown, a culture train invites children to paint futures beyond Macondo, while a teenage poet claims…
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AMERICAS
Colombia Puts Southcom Back on the Pacific Drug War Map
A high-level meeting in Tumaco and a deadly bombing in Guaviare signal Colombia’s swift return to offensive security policy, deepening…
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AMERICAS
Paraguay Demands Brazil Return Cannons from Latin America’s Bloodiest War
Paraguay’s demand that Brazil return the Cañón Cristiano reopens Latin America’s bloodiest interstate war. At the same time, Colombia’s forgotten…
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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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AMERICAS
In Colombia, Armed Groups Recruit Children Through the Endless Scroll
Colombia’s armed groups are turning TikTok and Facebook feeds into recruitment corridors, using coded posts and recommendation algorithms to find…
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Environment
Colombia Fights Wildfires While Tolima Counts the Cost in Ash
Wildfires scorching Colombia have turned Tolima into the country’s emergency center, threatening a gas pipeline, destroying crops and exposing how…
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ANALYSIS
Colombia Turns Classroom Sex Education Into Its New Culture War
Colombia’s education minister says a “woke” campaign has infiltrated sex education, placing parents, teachers, churches, and children inside a widening…
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