There is a version of history in which the United States and Israel subjugate Latin America through force, threat and blackmail. It is a comfortable version, because it distributes the roles neatly and absolves the peoples of the continent of their own responsibility. The real version is less consoling. The infrastructure of control, the military … CONTINUE READING →
In Montería, capital of the department of Córdoba, a secondary school student named Abelardo de la Espriella moved in the same social circles as Salvatore Mancuso, ten years his senior, the future commander of the United Self-Defence Forces of Colombia. They belonged to the same class, the same milieu, the city where men of law … CONTINUE READING →
On 24 June 2026, Colombia’s National Electoral Council proclaimed Abelardo de la Espriella president for the 2026–2030 term, with an official margin over Iván Cepeda of 250,830 votes, less than one percentage point. That same afternoon, Gustavo Petro confirmed the start of the handover process with his successor, the formal transfer of government between outgoing … CONTINUE READING →