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Colombia’s new cartel?

Colombia has long been known for its drug cartels; and many an article has been scribed in response to this not-so-secret trade that has been (and is still) sweeping the country. What Colombia is not known for is its testigo tr...

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Self-made Guerrillera Tanja Nijmeijer; the face of FARC?

Name: Tanja Nijmeijer Pseudonym: Eillen Nickname: Alexandra Date of Birth: 3 February 1978 Place of Birth: Denekamp, The Netherlands Nationality: Dutch Occupation: Guerillera Tanja Nijmeijer joins the peace talks ...

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Colombia: The year of peace?

For the first time in a half-century-long conflict, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) agreed on 20 December 2014 to a unilateral and indefinite ceasefire.

by Leonardo Goi

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Colombia: The lessons a kidnapping taught

After two weeks of captivity, Colombia’s general Alzate was freed by the country’s biggest guerrilla group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) on Sunday, November 30. How will his release shape Colombia�...

by Leonardo Goi

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Hooked on the War on Drugs

For thirty years, the global cocaine empire was controlled from the heart of Colombia’s streets. Led by the so-called “Kings of Cocaine”, the most notorious drug cartels in history dominated every level of the country’s...

by Jenny Morton

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Colombia’s new cartel?

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Colombia: The year of peace?

Colombia: The lessons a kidnapping taught

Hooked on the War on Drugs

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