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Colombian democracy (largely) dodges the bullets

Colombia: “killer” state, or “model” state? Larry Summers believes the latter. And the straight-talking former US Treasury secretary and president of Harvard is not known for his flattery either....

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Doth the US fret too much when looking south?

For many years Latin America complained the United States never paid it much attention. Worse, when it did, it never cared for long. Instead, Latin America suffered the respect usually devoted to a...

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Might Mexico get the “best cop in the world”?

General Óscar Naranjo is known as the world’s “best policeman”, or at least that is what the Canadian mounties have called Colombia’s top cop. Gen Naranjo, profiled here by the FT, is also looking for...

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Smart Reads August 29, 2012

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The “Great Game” of Colombia’s peace process

FARC commander Mauricio Jaramillo, is flanked by FARC rebels Ricardo Tellez (left) and Andres Paris, during a press conference in Havana, Cuba, on Sept. 4. Photo AP For many FT readers, the guerrilla...

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Smart Reads October 17, 2012

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Making peace in Colombia

They say that a bad agreement is better than a good fight. But not, it seems, in Bogotá. Last September, President Juan Manuel Santos launched a formal peace process with Colombia’s Farc guerrillas....

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How can-do Colombia left Venezuela in the shade

The optimism of the early Chávez years is fading (Getty) Landing in Maiquetia, Venezuela’s main international airport, is always a bit like stepping through the looking glass no matter where you’re...

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Smart reads April 19, 2013

Boston ♦ Overnight, one of the two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings was killed during a car chase. Officers have mounted a manhunt to find a man believed to be the other suspects, reports...

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Smart Reads November 8, 2013

By Luisa Frey ♦ Spaniards may have less faith in European institutions than before, but no eurosceptic parties have risen in the country, writes the FT’s Tobias Buck. ♦ The higher the fire burns in...

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Columbia’s (sic) public relations problem

At a recent show at the British Library in London showcasing pre-Columbian gold, a Colombian diplomat noted that his countrymen were “very concerned about their image and public relations.” Until a...

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Could the Cup sway Colombia’s political rematch?

  Colombian soccer team fans sleep on Copacabana beach while waiting for the start of the 2014 FIFA World Cup (Getty) Colombians will elect a president on Sunday in an election widely seen as a...

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FT column: Brazil’s footballing brilliance can also be a curse

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Smart Reads, 27 November 2014

The deadly unrest in Jerusalem has raised doubts about whether Israel’s economy can continue its recovery after this summer’s Gaza war German businesses from pipe organ makers to the machine tool...

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Colombian democracy (largely) dodges the bullets

Colombia: “killer” state, or “model” state? Larry Summers believes the latter. And the straight-talking former US Treasury secretary and president of Harvard is not known for his flattery either....

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Doth the US fret too much when looking south?

For many years Latin America complained the United States never paid it much attention. Worse, when it did, it never cared for long. Instead, Latin America suffered the respect usually devoted to a...

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Might Mexico get the “best cop in the world”?

General Óscar Naranjo is known as the world’s “best policeman”, or at least that is what the Canadian mounties have called Colombia’s top cop. Gen Naranjo, profiled here by the FT, is also looking for...

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Smart Reads August 29, 2012

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