THE UNDERGROUND WAR THAT IS EATING AWAY AT COLOMBIA

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Hope Hague

By Ariel Ávila, SEMANA, December 25, 2019 https://www.semana.com/opinion/articulo/la-guerra-subterranea-que-se-carcome-a-colombia-columna-de-ariel-avila/646396 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The country has been in …

Posted in News | Tagged drug- trafficking, Duque administration, ELN, Paramilitary, violence

The Important Role of Social Protest Groups in Colombia

Posted on December 7, 2019 by Hope Hague

Recent news reports indicate that Colombian President Ivan Duque has a popular disapproval rating of 70%, according to an Invamer …

Posted in Editorials | Tagged crop substitution, Duque administration, ESMAD, Fumigation, inequality, Natural Resources, Paramilitary, rural infrastructure, Social protest, Transnational Corporations

HOW DO WE GO FORWARD WHEN THERE IS NO INCLUSIVE GOVERNMENT?

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Hope Hague

By Edgardo Enrique Salebe M. El Espectador, September 9, 2019 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/como-seguir-adelante-sin-un-estado-incluyente-columna-880090 Written in …

Posted in News | Tagged Duque administration, FARC dissidents, Peace Process in Colombia

SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR A PRESIDENT

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Hope Hague

By Cristhian C. Camargo (political scientist, Computense University, Madrid) El Espectador, September 2, 2019 https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/sugerencias-para-un-presidente-columna-878956 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN …

Posted in News | Tagged Duque administration, FARC dissidents