Abelardo de la Espriella

The abuses of the continental far right’s favorite villain: Beto Coral, Honduras and the Trump corollary no one wants to name

June 19, 2026 by Gabriel Schwarb

In early December 2025, the Trump administration published its new National Security Strategy, described by its own authors as a corollary to the 1823 Monroe Doctrine. The text demands access to strategic locations across the hemisphere and cooperation from regional governments, while renouncing, at least on paper, any contest with China and Russia over other … CONTINUE READING →

Cepeda and De la Espriella accuse each other of plotting an autoatentado as the MOE calls for toning down campaign rhetoric four days before the runoff

June 17, 2026 by Gabriel Schwarb

Dos podios vacíos enfrentados sobre un mapa fragmentado de Colombia, ciudad y montañas al atardecer

On 8 June 2026, thirteen days before the presidential runoff, the two candidates contesting the Casa de Nariño, seat of the Colombian presidency, accused each other, on the same social network and within a few hours of one another, of preparing an autoatentado, a staged attack against the candidate himself intended to influence the outcome … CONTINUE READING →

Before voting on 21 June, know that Bukele, Milei and Trump used exactly the same discourse De la Espriella uses today

June 16, 2026 by Gabriel Schwarb

By Gabriel Schwarb On Saturday 23 May, a boat sailed along the Magdalena river displaying a giant billboard bearing Abelardo de la Espriella’s face. In the night sky above the Gran Malecón in Barranquilla, drones drew the silhouette of a tiger over the crowd. Fifty thousand people looked upward while the music shifted from Joe … CONTINUE READING →