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This familiar view of the Capitol’s East Front appeared in Die Gartenlaube, a popular German illustrated weekly newspaper. Published in Leipzig, the periodical was aimed at the middle classes and deemed a “friend of the family,” both for its instructive and entertaining content and generous use of images with text. The Capitol exterior was completed two years before this publication, during the Civil War, and its image appeared frequently in international periodicals. 1865, Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

94 US Congress Members Call Out Colombia’s Duque Administration For Failures To Protect Human Rights Defenders & 2016 Peace Accord Implementation

Yesterday, almost 100 members of the US Congress sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asking him to put additional pressure on Colombian President Ivan Duque to implement the 2016 Peace Accords signed by previous President Juan Manuel Santos, and also to reverse the...

Posted On July 7, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Insight Crime: Colombia’s Rainforests, Natural Areas Suffer As Park Rangers Threatened By Ex-FARC Mafia

According to an Insight Crime report, continued threats by criminal groups have led park rangers in Colombia’s protected areas of the Amazon rainforest to abandon their posts, leaving these territories to fall under the control of gangs.

Posted On March 29, 2020

, By Insight Crime

“You’re Going To Have To Spray:” Trump Tells Duque To Resume Glyphosate Fumigation

Trump in direct terms told Duque that Colombia will have to resume aerial fumigation of illegal coca crops with glyphosate.

Posted On March 4, 2020

, By Loren Moss

“Now It’s Worse Than Before” Interview With A Soldier On The Front Lines Of Colombia’s Armed Strike (Combat Footage)

"Now its worse than before." Finance Colombia was able to communicate briefly with a career soldier on the front lines in the troubled region of Tumaco to understand the situation from the point of view of the soldier on the ground.

Posted On February 17, 2020

, By Loren Moss

A drug lab in Caqueta, Colombia, that was producing coca paste before being busted by Colombian military. (Photo credit: Comando General de las Fuerzas Militares)

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25 Years Later: How Drug Trafficking and Criminal Organizations in Colombia Have Changed Since Pablo Escobar’s Death

A lot has changed in the country’s underworld since the fall of one of the world’s most legendary criminals.

Posted On December 3, 2018

, By Insight Crime

President Donald Trump participates in a bilateral meeting Colombian President Ivan Duque Marquez Tuesday, September 25, 2018, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. (Photo credit: Official White House photo by Shealah Craighead)

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Trump Yet Again Cancels Travel Plans to Visit Colombia

Trump has railed against the spike in coca cultivation in Colombia, focusing on drug trafficking and the Venezuela crisis while largely ignoring the country's peace process.

Posted On November 2, 2018

, By Jared Wade

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Drugs, Peace, and Venezuela: Duque Outlines Colombian Agenda on Key Issues During U.N. Assembly, Trump Meeting

At the U.N., Duque reiterated his commitment to crack down on illicit coca production, strengthen the country’s peace process, and find a solution to the Venezuelan crisis.

Posted On September 28, 2018

, By Andy East

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United Nations: Coca Cultivation in Colombia Reaches Record High

Colombia's coca crop has been expanding by 45% per year since 2013 and reached a recorded high of 171,000 hectares in 2017.

Posted On September 22, 2018

, By Jared Wade

Photo: Nikki Haley, pictured here during her tenure as South Carolina governor, will be joined by Kevin Whitaker, U.S. ambassador to Colombia, and Kirsten Madison, a high-level drug enforcement official. (Credit: Staff Sgt. Jorge Intriago)

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High-Ranking U.S. Diplomat Nikki Haley to Attend Inauguration of New Colombian President Iván Duque

Haley will be joined by the U.S. ambassador to Colombia, Kevin Whitaker, and Kirsten Madison, a high-level drug enforcement official.

Posted On July 30, 2018

, By Jared Wade

cocoa chocolate cocao for peace (Credit: Jared Wade)

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Colombia Joins Global Initiative to Eliminate Deforestation in Cocoa Industry

Colombia is now the first Latin American nation to join the Cocoa and Forest Initiative, a global program formed in 2017 to curb deforestation in sector.

Posted On July 20, 2018

, By Jared Wade