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President Petro is being forced to confront the possibility that his flagship security policy may only have partial peace in its sights.

One of Colombia’s biggest criminal groups is expanding its reach, threatening to disrupt the government’s peace processes with other armed groups.

The principal crossing point from Venezuela into Colombia, the frontier city of Cúcuta, has seen rising levels of violence as it struggles to confront the growing strength of Venezuelan criminal groups.

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It is an election year in Venezuela, and President Nicolás Maduro is determined to cling to power. His criminal alliances will be crucial for the survival of his regime.

2024 will be the year when the cocaine supply chain catches up with record levels of coca cultivation.

President Gustavo Petro’s “Total Peace” policy had a difficult 2023. Not only did it fail to persuade the country’s most important armed groups to lay down their arms, but it also led to a reshaping of Colombia‘s criminal landscape.

Criminal groups lure children with promises of weapons and money, taking advantage of their poverty and vulnerability. When that doesn't work, they can resort to force.

Daniel Quintero's ticket got humiliated, the Diaz kidnapping signals rising insecurity, voters dissatisfied with Petro, "Total Peace" not working.

The plan was ambitious from the onset, but talks with the country’s two most important criminal groups, the ELN and the EMC, appear to be unraveling.