List of Colombia articles
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BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - OCTOBER 02: Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos (C) makes the victory/peace sign with son Martin Santos (L), wife Maria Clemencia Rodriguez (2nd R) and daughter Maria Antonia Santos (R) after voting in the referendum on a peace accord to end the 52-year-old guerrilla war between the FARC and the state on October 2, 2016 in Bogota, Colombia. The guerrilla war is the longest-running armed conflict in the Americas and has left 220,000 dead. The plan calls for a disarmament and re-integration of most of the estimated 7,000 FARC fighters. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) What Good Is a Nobel Peace Prize in Colombia?
Some see the Nobel Peace Prize as an inspiration for Colombians to seek peace. Others see it as an affront against the president's opponents.
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gettyimages-612886318-crop The Unthinkable Olive Branch
Sometimes the only way to end a conflict is to forgive those who were behind it.
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<> on October 22, 2011 in London, England. The Dangers of Giving the Common Man a Say
When politics stop making sense, political elites have to turn to the public — even when it’s a bad idea.
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gettyimages-611965572 Will FARC and Colombia Return to the Battlefield?
After a failed referendum, what comes next will determine whether war or peace breaks out.
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PALACIO PRESIDENCIAL DE COLOMBIA, BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - 2014/12/12: President Juan Manuel Santos (L) and US Secretary of State, John Kerry (R) at Narino's Palace during a press conference. The main theme in the meeting was the support of U.S. Government to the peace process in Colombia between the National Government and the rebel movement FARC. This is the second visit of Kerry to Colombia, since he assumed his current post. (Photo by Cesar Marino Garc?a/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) U.S. Scrambles to Support Santos After Shock Defeat of Peace Deal
The setback in Bogota also dealt a blow to Washington, which had been banking on a settlement after spending more than $10 billion over 16 years to combat the FARC.
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gettyimages-612081544 What the Hell Just Happened in Colombia?
The government’s peace deal with the FARC rebel group just met a Brexit-style demise. Here’s why it went off the rails.
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gettyimages-610536890-crop Why Colombia’s Government Compromised for Peace
The government in Bogotá was winning the war. So why did it decide to give concessions to the rebels anyway?
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TOPSHOT - Members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attend the opening ceremony of the September 17-23 10th National Guerrilla Conference at the camp in Llanos del Yari, Caqueta department, Colombia, on September 17, 2016. After 52 years of armed conflict, FARC rebels open what leaders hope will be their last conference as a guerrilla army, where they are due to vote on a historic peace deal with the Colombian government. / AFP / LUIS ACOSTA (Photo credit should read LUIS ACOSTA/AFP/Getty Images) Inside FARC’s Postwar Jungle Camp Finishing School
Leftist guerillas have been trekking across Colombia for classes on Marxist economics, cultural history, and how to run for office.
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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 24: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the 69th United Nations General Assembly at United Nations Headquarters on September 24, 2014 in New York City. The annual event brings political leaders from around the globe together to report on issues meet and look for solutions. This year's General Assembly has highlighted the problem of global warming and how countries need to strive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) U.N. Ceremony Ending Colombia’s Civil War Nixed After DOJ Objections
The Obama administration wanted a big show in New York to ink Colombia's peace deal. But the Justice Department balked at letting terrorists and drug dealers into the country.
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A Colombian police officer stands next to a Metro bus burned by criminal gang members in Belen neighborhood, Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia on April 1, 2016, during a 24-hour strike enforced by the criminal gang 'Los Urabenos' to the commercial activity and the transport system in different Colombian regions. 'Los Urabeños' handed out pamphlets threatening to kill anyone daring to defy their call to strike. AFP PHOTO/Raul ARBOLEDA / AFP / RAUL ARBOLEDA (Photo credit should read RAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP/Getty Images) Colombia’s War Just Ended. A New Wave of Violence Is Beginning.
As the country declares peace after five decades of war against the FARC, a scramble for territory and control over the drug trade is emboldening new, anarchic gangs.
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MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA - APRIL 2: Former President of Colombia, Álvaro Uribe, greets supporters during the demonstration against the Peace Process in Medellin, April 2nd, 2016. People took the streets of Colombia against Government polices including the the way the peace treaty is being handle. (Photo by Eduardo Leal For The Washington Post via Getty Images) Politics Roils Colombia’s Tentative Peace Deal With the FARC
As the government of Juan Manuel Santos looks to finalize a peace deal — four years in the making — with rebels, opponents are trying to rip it to shreds.
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Colombian plastic surgeon Lina Triana holds one ob the prothesis to be implanted to Angie Astudillo in Cali, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia, on October 24, 2013. The city of Cali has become one of the favorite destinations for men and women from different countries who seek low cost cosmetic surgery performed with professionalism and experience. AFP PHOTO / Luis ROBAYO (Photo credit should read LUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images) Boob Jobs, Butt Lifts, and Other Plastic Surgery to be Banned for Colombia’s Teens
A new law will prohibit performing most plastic surgeries on minors under eighteen.
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GettyImages-509819142 Dramatic Rise in Zika Cases Among Pregnant Women in the U.S.
The looming public health crisis from the Zika virus in the U.S. just got a lot worse.
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The drug trafficker Joaquin Guzman Loera, El Chapo, looks at the press, guarded by members of Mexican Navy is moved to a helicopter. El chapo, was arrested Saturday at 6:40 hours at a hotel in Mazatlan, Sinaloa in Mexico city, Mexico, on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014. Photographer: Susana Gonzalez/Bloomberg From El Chapo to The Snail, Is It Time to Stop Celebrating the Arrests of Drug Kingpins?
Experts have long decried the kingpin strategy, but governments find it difficult to resist.
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GettyImages-509405636_4-18 Colombia’s Pro-Lifers Are Objectively Pro-Zika
Colombia’s progressive abortion laws can stop the spread of Zika-linked microcephaly. But the conservative opposition has other plans.
