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Colombia's June presidential runoff will pit a former leftist rebel guerilla against a construction magnate who lost his daughter to leftist rebel guerillas.

When Duque attended a security meeting in Arauca to discuss security, ELN members appeared openly on the streets of Arauquita, a town not far from the meeting, making a mockery of the administration's efforts.

Things can get worse, much worse. But as Duque’s four year term comes towards a close, there is a practical consensus in Colombia that things could have been much better.

The first alert indicates that in 100 municipalities of Colombia the authority of the state is collapsing in a dangerous way.

U.S. District Court Judge Charlene Honeywell expressed disgust with the DEA for its failings and said other agents corrupted by "the allure of easy money" also needed to be investigated.

A suspected terrorist entered airport property and a bomb he carrying exploded. Another explosive device detonated soon after, killing 2 members of the Colombian National Police.

While the demobilized FARC is off the terrorist list, the FARC-EP dissidents and Segunda Marquetalia have been added.

US government personnel cannot travel freely throughout Colombia for security reasons.

Yesterday, Colombia’s attorney general and national police have announced that it is formally seeking Marquez, whose birth name is Ivan Luciano Marquez Marin Arango, on charges of aggravated homicide, forced disappearance, illegal recruitment of people, and homicide of protected...

The amount of powdered cocaine extracted from a single hectare of coca increased by more than one kilogram in just a year. Potential cocaine output jumped from 6.7 kilograms per hectare in 2019 to 7.9 kilograms in 2020, according to the UNODC report. Three factors are possibly...