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BACK TO THE “BANANA REPUBLIC”

Posted on September 22, 2026 by Hope Hague

By Christina de la Torre, EL ESPECTADOR, September 8, 2026 https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/de-vuelta-a-la-banana-republic/?utm_source=interno&utm_medium=boton&utm_campaign=share_content&utm_content=boton_copiar_articulos (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Foreign direct … Read More »

Posted in News | Tagged "banana republic", Colombia-US relations, Monroe Doctrine, radar in Tumaco, resource extraction in Venezuels, Shield of the Americas, tripartite military action, US foreign policy toward Latin America

BOMBING IS NOT GOVERNING: GOVERNMENT VIOLENCE WEAKENS DEMOCRACY

Posted on September 14, 2026 by Hope Hague

By Lilia Solano, EL PAÍS, September 6, 2026 https://elpais.com/america-colombia/2026-09-07/bombardear-no-es-gobernar-la-violencia-estatal-debilita-la-democracia.html#?prm=copy_link (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The government guarantees protection … Read More »

Posted in News | Tagged boasts of a tough crackdown, Colombia-US relations, Colombian military actions, De la Espriella administration, deaths of six children, financial power of drug traffickers, government violence vs. democracy and rule of law, history of government violence, President amid body bags, Surrender of Colombian sovereignly

SOME CHANGES IN FOREIGN POLICY: THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNITED STATES

Posted on August 29, 2026 by Hope Hague

By Diego Cardona C., EL ESPECTADOR, August 21, 2026 https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/columnistas/columnista-invitado/algunos-cambios-en-la-politica-exterior-la-relacion-con-estados-unidos//?utm_source=interno&utm_medium=boton&utm_campaign=share_content&utm_content=boton_copiar_articulos (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The national emergency … Read More »

Posted in News | Tagged anti-drug emphasis on eradication and interdiction, Colombia-US relations, Colombian foreign policy, Colombian proximity to Trump agenda, key problems drugs and migration, Shield of the Americas

WHAT THE NEW YORK TIMES KNOWS ABOUT THE PRESIDENT-ELECT

Posted on August 7, 2026 by Hope Hague

By Cecilia Orozco Tascón, EL ESPECTADOR, July 29, 2026 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/columnistas/cecilia-orozco-tascon/lo-que-sabe-the-new-york-times-sobre-el-mandatario-electo/*?utm_source=interno&utm_medium=boton&utm_campaign=share_content&utm_content=boton_copiar_articulos__;Lw!!Mak6IKo!LKG8XkqEkMdxnQVaHBU7HtMfmPMA6rDOw4bEf0ODB7AGiYoz0ceBzVBHpowJJSMz4q-NjHr0PIIS4G8K$ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) In the colonized … Read More »

Posted in News | Tagged Colombia-US relations, Colombian lawyers and drug dealers, De la Espriella in Miami, De las Espriella and Alex Saab, New York Times investigation of De la Espriella

THE OATHS SWORN BY ABELARDO DE LA ESPRIELLA

Posted on August 4, 2026 by Hope Hague

By Rodrigo Uprimny, EL ESPECTADOR, August 2, 2026 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/columnistas/rodrigo-uprimny/los-juramentos-de-abelardo-de-la-espriella/*?utm_source=interno&utm_medium=boton&utm_campaign=share_content&utm_content=boton_copiar_articulos__;Lw!!Mak6IKo!PmBGbSYg-CbFEh9ZysGlyLyl52U7KwkUPrmkBAhZ3mX1KQoU5S5TY6hCFEIkhzTvOJ2zhaltSDsSOSge$ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) To be able to … Read More »

Posted in News | Tagged Abelardo de la Esprella dual citizen, article 188 of Colombian Constitution, Colombia-US relations, Oath of Colombian President, presidential swearing in August 7, US citizenship oath

THE WELL-PREPARED CALL THAT INSPIRED AN UNEXPECTED INVITATION

Posted on January 19, 2026 by Hope Hague

By Fernando Galindo, EL ESPECTADOR, January 16, 2026 https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/columnistas/fernando-galindo-g-/la-llamada-preparada-que-motivo-una-invitacion-inesperada//?utm_source=interno&utm_medium=boton&utm_campaign=share_content&utm_content=boton_copiar_articulos (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Colombia’s Ambassador to the … Read More »

Posted in News | Tagged Ambassador Daniel García-Peña, Colombia-US relations, Daniel García-Peña's Diplomatic efforts, Petro's call to Trump, President Petro and Donald Trump, Senator Rand Paul, US foreign policy toward Latin America, War on Drugs

THE CONTRADICTIONS IN TRUMP’S WAR ON DRUGS

Posted on November 17, 2025 by Hope Hague

By Rodrigo Uprimny, EL ESPECTADOR, November 2, 2025 https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/columnistas/rodrigo-uprimny/las-contradicciones-de-la-guerra-trumpista-a-las-drogas//?utm_source=interno&utm_medium=boton&utm_campaign=share_content&utm_content=boton_copiar_articulos (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The war on drugs … Read More »

Posted in News | Tagged Colombia-US relations, failure of war on drugs, illegal strikes on boats, Trump's unclear objectives, ulterior motives of war on drugs, US foreign policy toward Latin America

UNITED STATES INCLUDES GUSTAVO PETRO ON THE “CLINTON LIST”

Posted on October 27, 2025 by Hope Hague

EL ESPECTADOR, October 24, 2025 https://www.elespectador.com/mundo/america/estados-unidos-incluye-a-gustavo-petro-en-la-lista-clinton//?utm_source=interno&utm_medium=boton&utm_campaign=share_content&utm_content=boton_copiar_articulos (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) This Friday the United States included Gustavo … Read More »

Posted in News | Tagged "Clinton List", Colombia decertification, Colombia-US relations, extrajudicial killing, sanctions on Petro and family, US military mobilization

PETRO AT THE UNITED NATIONS: A LOST OPPORTUNITY

Posted on October 2, 2025 by Hope Hague

By Rodrigo Uprimny, EL ESPECTADOR, September 28, 2025 https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/columnistas/rodrigo-uprimny/petro-en-la-onu-una-oportunidad-perdida//?utm_source=interno&utm_medium=boton&utm_campaign=share_content&utm_content=boton_copiar_articulos (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) I share a lot … Read More »

Posted in News | Tagged Colombia decertification, Colombia war on drugs, Colombia-US relations, international regulation of drugs, Petro lost opportunity, President Petro UN speech

PROHIBITION IS WHAT OUGHT TO BE DECERTIFIED

Posted on September 25, 2025 by Hope Hague

By Rodrigo Uprimny, EL ESPECTADOR, September 21, 2025 https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/columnistas/rodrigo-uprimny/la-que-debe-ser-descertificada-es-la-prohibicion//?utm_source=interno&utm_medium=boton&utm_campaign=share_content&utm_content=boton_copiar_articulos (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) This week the Trump … Read More »

Posted in News | Tagged Colombia decertification, Colombia-US relations, failed paradigm of prohibition, failure of war on drugs, US cocaine consumption, US weapons marketing

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