Colombia’s plan for peace seemed to work – until it didn’t
Renewed violence and criminal expansion reveal deep flaws in President Petro’s Total Peace plan.
Chiquita and the long, dark history of conducting business in weak states
Here’s what you need to know about the U.S. court case that found Chiquita liable for killings carried out by a Colombian paramilitary group.
Colombians are occupying land to protest inequality. Here’s the history.
Indigenous and other marginalized Colombians are putting pressure on the new government to follow through on land redistribution promises
Why Colombia’s new leader will have trouble preserving country’s forests
Our research suggests that mayors who take private campaign donations are selling lax enforcement of environmental regulations
Colombia’s new president aims to swing his country left. It won’t be easy.
Gustavo Petro will have to make alliances and deals with moderate parties, which may disappoint his supporters
In Colombia, an activist, feminist lawyer is running for VP
Francia Márquez pledged to speak for marginalized and rural voters. That’s put her in danger.
Colombia’s elections in May could determine the fate of the peace deal
Concerns about violence may push voters to the polls, this research shows
In Colombia, abortion is no longer a crime. But rural women will still find it hard to get one.
Women in rural areas already have a hard time getting ordinary health care
Five years after Colombia’s peace deal, the FARC is no longer on U.S. terrorist group lists
But Colombia’s peace is far from secure, our research shows