COLOMBIA: Dismal Human Rights Record Has Not Dented Uribe’s Popularity
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Constanza Vieira and Helda Martínez BOGOTA, Aug 6, 2010 (IPS) – Colombian President Álvaro Uribe ends his second consecutive term Saturday with 75...
View ArticleCOLOMBIA: Santos Inherits Country of Economic Contrasts
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS Constanza Vieira and Helda Martínez BOGOTÁ, Aug 9 (IPS) – During the eight years that Álvaro Uribe governed Colombia, annual economic growth averaged...
View ArticleCOLOMBIA-VENEZUELA: Sea Breeze Helps Restore Relations
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Constanza Vieira SANTA MARTA, Colombia, Aug 11, 2010 (IPS) – "The Santa Marta breeze cools off any conflict, it calms tempers. The city is the ideal...
View ArticleCOLOMBIA: Devastating Blow for FARC Rebels
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Constanza Vieira BOGOTA, Sep 23, 2010 (IPS) – The death of guerrilla commander Luis Suárez, aka Jorge Briceño or “Mono Jojoy”, is a “devastating...
View ArticleTurning Point for Colombian Civil War
The Colombian military and President Jose Manuel Santos are claiming their greatest victory in the 45-year-long civil war against leftist guerillas. On Thursday, a night-time bombardment claimed the...
View ArticleUribe and Other Hurdles for Colombia’s Land Law
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS Analysis by Javier Darío Restrepo BOGOTA, Oct 22, 2010 (IPS) – Although it was to be expected, former president Álvaro Uribe’s return to politics in...
View ArticleCOLOMBIA: Senator Piedad Córdoba’s Legal Battle
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Constanza Vieira BOGOTÁ, Nov 3, 2010 (IPS) – "I am Piedad Córdoba: a feminist, humanist and pacifist." This is how the liberal Colombian senator, a...
View ArticleCOLOMBIA: A Chance for Peace
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Marcela Valente BUENOS AIRES, Feb 22, 2011 (IPS) – The Colombian government’s greater openness to dialogue and the recent release of hostages by that...
View ArticleCOLOMBIA: Return of Land to Displaced Farmers Picks Up Steam
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Helda Martínez BOGOTÁ, Mar 16, 2011 (IPS) – "Wholesale land titling" Colombia’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Juan Camilo Restrepo...
View ArticleCOLOMBIA: Court Documents Reveal Chiquita Paid for Security
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Jim Lobe and Aprille Muscara WASHINGTON, Apr 7, 2011 (IPS) – Contrary to claims by Chiquita Brands International that its payments to Colombian...
View ArticleCOLOMBIA: Displaced Campesinos Want a Say on Land Restitution Bill
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Helda Martínez BOGOTÁ, Apr 28, 2011 (IPS) – The Colombian government has been extolling a bill on Victims and Land Restitution which is being debated...
View ArticleLast Nomadic Tribe in the Amazon Faces Extinction
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN By Daniela Estrada IDN-InDepth NewsReport SAN FRANCISCO (IDN) – The movement for tribal peoples, Survival International, has raised the alarm...
View ArticleCOLOMBIA: Kidnapped in No Man’s Land
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Constanza Vieira BOGOTA, Jun 28, 2011 (IPS) – "Today we are launching the new campaign for demobilisation in Caguán. Planting seeds of hope against...
View ArticleCOLOMBIA: ‘Impunity’– Keeping the ‘Black Hand’ Anonymous
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Constanza Vieira BOGOTA, Jun 30, 2011 (IPS) – The film "Impunity" has only just now arrived in Colombia, although the filming was completed a year...
View ArticleCOLOMBIA-U.S.: Trade Deal "Throws Country into Jaws of Multinationals,"...
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Helda Martínez* BOGOTÁ, May 16, 2012 (IPS) – The entry into force of Colombia’s free trade agreement with the United States was met by student...
View ArticleThousands Call for Peace in Colombia
The Real News Network Thousands of victims of violence march in Bogota tell warlords they want an end to the conflict More at The Real News
View ArticleColombia to Seek Its Own Oslo Accord
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS Constanza Vieira BOGOTA, Aug 29 (IPS) – The Colombian government and FARC rebels will start formal peace talks in Oslo on Oct. 5, in an attempt to put...
View ArticleNarco-States Grope for New Strategy*
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS Emilio Godoy MEXICO CITY, Nov 05 (IPS) – Mexico, Colombia and Guatemala face the need to modify their approach to the fight against drug trafficking and...
View ArticleColombians Hope for Peace, But Are Sceptical
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS Helda Martínez BOGOTA, Nov 19 (IPS) – Scepticism, fear of expressing an opinion and a dash of hope make up the cocktail of responses from Colombians...
View ArticleColombian Landowners, Peasants Listen to Each Other
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS Constanza Vieira BOGOTA, Dic 20 (IPS) – Colombia’s large-scale agricultural producers and peasant farmers managed to listen to each other for the first...
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