Three US announcements signal rapidly expanding ties with Colombia, but key questions remain. Joint military operations, regional security coalition and a proposed $1 USD billion aid package are now in focus.
Petro leaves Colombia with lower poverty, broader political representation and stronger labor protections, but also unfinished reforms, failed peace efforts and corruption scandals.
This is what Colombia's first far-right government will look like. Traditional conservatives, regional political clans, technocrats and newcomers make up the team that will govern alongside De la Espriella.