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Colombia joins NATO, and that means trouble

June 5, 2018 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

NATO was originally an anti-Soviet pact, but in today's "Second Cold War," the Pacific Ocean is the most important future battlefield.

FARC Leader Santrich faces extradition; Colombian peace process in peril

May 4, 2018 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

“The regime confronting us for more than half a century hasn’t changed its character of injustice. This means that spaces for democratic struggle are still closed."

Colombia’s FARC: The debut of a new era

March 2, 2018 By Alexander Klein

For most Colombians, the idea of a presidential election that included a legal candidate from the FARC rebel group was something of a farcical fantasy just three years ago.

Colombia’s 2018 presidential elections: Chronicle of a disaster foretold

January 29, 2018 By Alexander Klein

Hailed as one of the most stable democracies in Latin America, Colombia is a country entirely controlled by an established, conservative oligarchy that has not lost an election since 1946.

Encuentro in L.A.: Challenging, probing theater from Colombia and Cuba

November 10, 2017 By Eric A. Gordon

The L.A. Latinx theater festival Encuentro de las Américas currently in progress includes works by Cuban and Colombian companies.