Colombia’s current president, Gustavo Petro, is pushing for a new global approach to drug addiction and use.
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Widespread violence tied to Ecuadorian drug gangs has left the country looking at a draconian response.
Migrants who cross the treacherous Darien Gap between Panama and Colombia often experience violence and abuse, extortion or detention by migration authorities.
If you’ve decided to look for coffee that’s better for the earth or the people making it, you might need some help translating all the industry lingo.
While Americans tend not to use the word “peace,” and instead opt for terms like “safety and security,” their desires and fears are not so different from what people in war-torn places express.
The US is one of just four countries that have rolled back women’s abortion rights in recent years.
They used to fight the state and now want to be part of society – but after demobilisation, thousands of former Farc guerrillas face violence and displacement
Ecuador’s murder rate has shot up in recent years and now a presidential candidate has been assassinated.
People across Latin America are demanding greater political participation. Some countries, including Colombia and Chile, have responded by involving citizens in the making of their constitutions.
Indigenous children are taught jungle lore and survival skills from an early age.
Pablo Escobar’s hippos escaped in the 1990s – since then, they have become a problem.
Having an intelligence service that is not fit for purpose means the country is vulnerable to security threats from within and outside the country.
South Africa’s minister of finance should have used the bailout of Eskom to fast-track its split and introduce the private sector into the electricity sector.
His band Zangalewa satirised Cameroon’s military from within - and helped create the football World Cup hit Waka Waka.
There isn’t one, clear-cut way to prevent genocide. But there are effective methods of prevention that governments can take.
Local communities and national authorities are working to develop sustainable tourism in Colombia’s Chiribiquete National Natural Park, a Unesco World Heritage Site since 2018.
Colombia is an important South American regional hub and potentially important trade partner for Africa.
While Russia and Ukraine’s war wages on, previous peace talk discussions didn’t appear to include women. Changing that can make a difference, research shows.
A Colombian program to help disadvantaged youth used sport to help them steer clear of the dangers they faced on a daily basis, including violence, prostitution, drug addiction, vandalism and gangs.
Colombia has elected its first left-wing government, led by a former guerrilla fighter and a female black activist.
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Honorary Research Associate, Department of Political and International Studies, Rhodes University
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Visiting Scholar, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University; Director of Studies at the Changing Character of War Centre, and Senior Research Fellow, Dept. of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford
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Research fellow at the International Development Department, University of Birmingham
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Teaching Fellow in Law, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Management and Co-director of the Centre for Latin American & Caribbean Studies, University of Essex
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Research assistant professor, Universidad de los Andes
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Reader, University of Huddersfield; Independent Social Research Foundation
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Research and Communications Officer, University of Oxford
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Associate professor, Universidad Externado de Colombia
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Assistant Professor, Universidad Católica de Chile
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Senior Lecturer in Spanish, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle
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Teaching Fellow in Defence, Development and Diplomacy, Durham University
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Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Monash University
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Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University; Institute for Humane Studies