
The Political Economy of Peace in Colombia (Audio)
A NACLA Radio interview with Forrest Hylton and Aaron Tauss about their article “Peace in Colombia: A New Growth Strategy,” ...

Paramilitary Games
When I first spoke with Dirce, she heaved a big sigh. I had called to ask if I could interview ...

Colombia and Brazil: Deadly Diversions
Pinochet may have reached the apex of corrupt government arms trafficking in Latin America, but he was by no means ...

Medellín: The Peace of the Pacifiers
The ride into Medellín, Colombia, is spectacular, especially at night, when lights sprawl up the western hills about a mile ...

A Military-Paramilitary: Alliance Besieges Colombia
Every 15 days, residents of Solano, a small city in the jungles of southern Colombia, watch an army plane take ...

In the Grip of the Anaconda
If Plan Colombia is an anaconda trying to wrap its coils around Latin America, Ecuador is already in its grip: ...

Washington’s ‘New War’ in Colombia: The War on Drugs Meets the War on Terror
In 1997back when there was no such thing as a war on terror and George W. Bush was just a ...

Storm Over Columbia
In July 1997, the paramilitary group known as the United Self-Defense Units of Colombia (AUC) went on a grisly killing ...