Is ‘Paz Total’ Actually Total Failure?

The never-defined project of Paz Total appears to have had little to no effect on violence in Colombia, with things getting markedly worse recently...

Silence on the march, but not on social media

70 thousand people march in the centre of Bogotá following the assassination attempt last week on senator Miguel Uribe Turbay. The march was in...

Miguel Uribe Hospitalised After Assassination Attempt

Miguel Uribe Turbay speaking. Image courtesy of Wikicommons Presidential pre-candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay is in a critical state following the...

New corruption charges against Petro’s ex-Finance Minister and Chief of Staff

Corruption charges against Colombia’s ex-Finance Minister, Ricardo Bonilla, and former head of the Presidential Administrative Department (DAPRE),...

Colombian President Petro launches last-ditch effort to pass flagship reforms

President Gustavo Petro. Image credit: @infopresidencia via X. President Gustavo Petro announced on Tuesday, June 3, that he will move forward...

Top politicians from Norte de Santander oppose extension to State of Internal Commotion

Gustavo Petro in Catatumbo. Image credit: @infopresidencia via X. Cúcuta, Colombia – Multiple senior politicians representing Norte de...

2025 in Colombia: A year for surprises?

In what could well be a turbulent year, Colombia has little in the way of big events for 2025, but a number of things bubbling away under the...

Colombia’s Finance Minister resigns amid corruption scandal

Ricardo Bonilla. Image credit: Fotografía oficial de la Presidencia de Colombia via Flickr Colombia’s Finance Minister Ricardo Bonilla...

Don’t feed the troll: Polo Polo and the new politics

The Colombian congressman Miguel Polo Polo caused an immense amount of controversy last week when he filmed himself throwing away wellington boots...

2023 – The year in Colombian politics, how we wish it wasn’t

Whatever else Colombia may be, it’s never boring, and as we say farewell to 2023, it’s time to look back at a typically bumpy year. The second...