Gustavo Petro

Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro endorses Maduro’s Constituent Assembly

By Malachi Ryan August 2, 2017

In a country plagued by the fear of regimes such as Cuba's Castro and Venezuela's Chávez, Gustavo...

Ex-M19 terrorist Gustavo Petro

Colombia’s Gustavo Petro and the FARC celebrate Maduro’s Constituent Assembly

By Malachi Ryan August 1, 2017

This week, the United States, European Union and most of Latin America were unified in their...

Petro vs Uribe

Gustavo Petro and Álvaro Uribe exchange barbs on twitter and continue their public feud

By Malachi Ryan July 31, 2017

The feud between Colombia's former president Álvaro Uribe and ex-M19 terrorist and Colombian...

Santos at the UN

With historically low approval ratings, the future is uncertain for Santos’ Party of the U

By Malachi Ryan July 28, 2017

Colombia's Social Party of National Unity, locally called the Party of the U, has been the lead...

Partido Conservador Colombia

Colombian Conservatives open to joining the Uribe-Pastrana coalition

By Gerardo Inzunza July 26, 2017

Hernán Andrade, president of Colombia's Conservative party, has criticized former Colombian...

FARC's first front

FARC rebels will choose a name for their fledgling political party on September 1st

By Malachi Ryan July 26, 2017

In a FARC leadership meeting this week, the group announced that they will choose a new name for...