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....
View ArticleDoth 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...
View ArticleMight 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...
View ArticleSmart Reads August 29, 2012
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View ArticleThe “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...
View ArticleMaking 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....
View ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleSmart 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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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...
View ArticleColumbia’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...
View ArticleCould 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...
View ArticleFT column: Brazil’s footballing brilliance can also be a curse
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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...
View ArticleColombian 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....
View ArticleDoth 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...
View ArticleMight 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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