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Gustavo Petro, a former guerrilla fighter, has pledged a clean break with what he sees as the confrontational, violent policies of his predecessor.

Petro's new appointments seem to be a bid to calm fears of a radical, militant presidency.

"I wouldn’t be surprised if the more prosperous, urban, multiple degree‐​holding types who supported Petro thinking he was some sort of Nordic social democrat live to regret it." - Daniel Raisbeck

Martin Leonel Perez Castro Allegedly Led the FARC’s 30th Front and Oversaw the Distribution of Thousands of Kilograms of Cocaine

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.