Protests Continue to Destabilize Colombia
Bottom Line Up Front Protests in Colombia, South America’s oldest democracy, have been relatively under reported upon in the international media. The protesters are […] More
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Colombia Facing Growing Wave of Popular Protests
Bottom Line Up Front The protests in Colombia are driven by myriad issues—corruption, stagnant wages, grievances related to human rights, and a stalled peace […] More
Challenges in Transitioning From Violence to Politics
Bottom Line Up Front Shortly after being released from prison, Seuxis Pausias Hernandez, a former commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) […] More
Violence in Mexico and the Battle for Control Over Smuggling Routes
Bottom Line Up Front Murder rates in Mexico are again on the rise due to shifting dynamics between the cartels and a struggle for […] More
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Blast from the Past: The Challenge of Splinter Groups and Generational Terror
Bottom Line Up Front On January 19, a car bomb exploded in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, believed to be the work of the New IRA. […] More
Witnessing Venezuela’s Exodus
CUCUTA, Colombia – Latin America analysts are bracing for a Syria-sized exodus in the Western Hemisphere, as beleaguered Venezuelans flee a humanitarian crisis of a […] More
Brazil’s Democracy Suffers from Corruption
Brazil is increasingly becoming a less stable country and has been ranked one of the most worsened countries over the past year by the 2017 […] More
Colombia Struggles to Fill Power Vacuum
The stability of Colombia has improved significantly over the past year, according to the Fund for Peace’s 2017 Fragile States Index, which measures 12 social, […] More
South America Faces Fears of Fragility
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has called for military exercises on August 26 and 27, after U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would not […] More
No Resolution on Venezuelan Crisis As Asylum Seekers Flee to U.S.
As Venezuela spirals into economic and political chaos, the Organization of American States (OAS) has failed for a second time in just one month to […] More
Tracking Down Escobar: The Real Story
“Narcos” is the Netflix fictionalized series that traces the rise and fall of one of the world’s most notorious narcotic traffickers, Colombian drug lord Pablo […] More
The Real Story Behind the King of Cocaine
“Narcos” is the Netflix fictionalized series that traces the rise and fall of one of the world’s most notorious narcotic traffickers, Colombian drug lord Pablo […] More
What is the Future of U.S. Policy in Latin America?
Aside from a “big, beautiful wall” and so-called “bad hombres,” references to the southern border and illegal immigration, the U.S. campaign season has largely neglected […] More
There Will Never Be a Perfect Peace in Colombia
After the surprising results of the Colombian peace referendum on Sunday night, both the government of Colombia and the FARC must try again to reach […] More
Is Peace Possible in Colombia?
On Sunday, Colombians were called upon by their government to answer a simple question, “Do you support the final agreement to end the conflict and […] More
Back to Square One
Colombia’s pollsters, who are usually pretty accurate predictors of vote results, didn’t foresee this. Public opinion surveys showed a clear majority of voters in the […] More
The Stalking Horse
The unexpected vote in Colombia to reject the peace deal with the FARC has left the country in shock and its leaders scrambling to determine […] More
Challenges Remain After Colombia, FARC Rebels Reach Ceasefire
The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas this week signed an historic ceasefire, bringing the two sides one step closer […] More
Cocaine and Latin America: Stubborn Persistence
In 1991, a gram of cocaine sold on U.S. streets for about $225. In 2012, after adjusting for inflation, it sold for $186. Cocaine supply is […] More