Abelardo De la Espriella presented himself during the campaign as a strong man, capable of making difficult decisions that no one else was willing to make. However, when the first of those decisions came, he proved to be anything but that. Congress’s Economic Committees approved a budget of 634.9 trillion pesos. By far the largest in history, it stands a long way from the fiscal responsibility Abelardo promised during his campaign. Why is the budget so high? How is it structu

It is a tradition in the democratic world, whenever there is a change in administration, to take stock of the first 100 days. The idea is simple but effective. It is a period short enough to allow for an initial assessment of a new government, but at the same time long enough for the executive branch to have settled into power. However, Colombia is a country where so much happens, and the change proposed by De la Espriella is so radical, that it is more appropriate to assess

Iván Cepeda did not recognize the election results on the day of the preliminary count, he then had to accept them reluctantly once the official tally was completed, and now he questions the legitimacy and legality of the outcome while calling for civil disobedience. Unfortunately, the drama surrounding the elections did not end with the final results. In an interview with María Jimena Duzán, former candidate Cepeda stated: “That man does not represent us. He is not our presi

The soft coup that Petro had warned about for so long has finally arrived, but, curiously enough, it was carried out by someone from his own party. On Wednesday morning, just 11 days before the presidential runoff election, the chairwoman of the Accusations Committee requested the provisional suspension of President Gustavo Petro for engaging in partisan political activity. What was surprising was not Representative Gloria Arizabaleta's decision—Petro has been blatantly invol

I am writing this letter to all my comrades. I do so because we are close to achieving a new victory, one that will allow us to accomplish all the changes we were unable to make during these first four years. The country our president dreamed of is just around the corner, I can feel it, and I know our candidate has what it takes to bring it to life. But I write to you with an urgent call to act so we do not miss the opportunity. We cannot rest on our laurels; there is still a

Four years ago, the Russian army launched its invasion of Ukraine, and today it is beginning to lose the war. What initially seemed like a rapid conquest that would take only a few weeks turned into a grueling war of attrition. Both sides became bogged down, and every meter of territory gained required enormous economic, military, and human efforts. But now, Ukraine is closer to victory than ever before, and the key was understanding that 21st century wars are not won by figh

With less than two months to go before the elections, and with a series of polls that generate more uncertainty than certainty, all campaigns have kicked into gear and are ready to face the final stretch of the presidential race. It is in this decisive stage that each candidate clings to a carefully designed strategy, and every decision becomes part of a meticulous political calculation. Analyzing these electoral tactics allows us to understand the state of each campaign, rec

On Sunday, Colombians went to the polls to vote in the legislative elections, and the results are far more telling than most people believe. Much was said prior to election day about how it would change the political landscape. The results of the inter-party primaries would directly reshape the presidential race, and the legislative results would give us a clear view of the country’s public opinion. But beyond affecting the political panorama, the elections left us with winne

The economic prudence that Gustavo Petro showed at the beginning of his government, which helped dispel the fears many of us had, has come to an end. From an economic standpoint, Petro’s arrival at the Casa de Nariño sparked concerns across several sectors, largely due to his political profile and a number of his campaign statements. However, the first months of his administration were marked by the sound judgment and calm that figures such as José Antonio Ocampo brought to t

Not even two weeks had passed since the capture of Maduro when Donald Trump announced his intention to take over Greenland. The idea is not new. The U.S. president had already hinted at acquiring the island in 2019 and again in 2025. The key difference now is that Trump’s words are more combative, and they come in the wake of a clear demonstration of power and disregard for international norms in what happened in Venezuela. Why does Trump want to take Greenland? What is the i

The world woke up on January 3rd to what could easily become the most consequential piece of news for Latin America in all of 2026. An elite force of the United States military bombed strategic locations in Caracas and succeeded in capturing Nicolás Maduro. It did not take long for images to surface of Maduro in handcuffs, blindfolded, and aboard the USS Iwo Jima , en route to a court in the state of New York. Hours later, during a press conference, U.S. President Donald Trum

Following the downfall of the budget in Congress, the government of President Gustavo Petro has declared an economic emergency. The Minister of Finance, Germán Ávila, announced that through this mechanism the government intends to establish tax measures by decree in order to compensate for the imbalance in the national budget. The government seeks to raise more than 16 trillion pesos in taxes without the approval of the legislative branch. In doing so, the president has forgo

A few years ago, Gustavo Petro was outraged by the possible expenditure of 14 trillion pesos on warplanes; today he has just purchased 17 aircraft for 16.5 trillion. On November 14, Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez announced the purchase of 15 Swedish Gripen E and 2 Gripen F aircraft, with the aim of replacing the fleet of Israeli Kfir fighters the country previously operated. However, although the president and the minister are trying to present this acquisition as part of a n

The selection of a candidate within Colombia’s left was supposed to be the most orderly, strategic, and meticulous process but, much like the current government, it ended up being a chaos filled with uncertainty. The legal dispute with the National Electoral Council (CNE), the internal disorder of the parties, and the egos of the pre-candidates turned what should have been a consultation with eight candidates into one with two and “a half.” That “half” reflects the surreal na

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