Chris Kraul
Wednesday, December 26, 2012 - 00:00
U.S.-vetted Sensitive Investigative Units rack up impressive successes in the drug wars using American technology and training at a relatively low cost
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 - 00:00
In a ruling that gave each side some of what it wanted, the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Monday upheld Colombia's sovereignty over seven Caribbean islands but ordered that Nicaragua's maritime boundary be redrawn
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 - 00:00
The truce declaration was taken as a welcome move after Marquez's unexpectedly belligerent address in Oslo last month.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 00:00
The government would have to grant legitimacy to a leftist rebel group that it has described for years as terrorists, bandits and the nation's most powerful drug-trafficking cartel.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 - 00:00
President Hugo Chavez says he had a good talk with his vanquished rival, Henrique Capriles. But whether that will lead to bipartisan cooperation is unclear.
Thursday, October 4, 2012 - 00:00
Analysts say rebels know that they've been largely defeated on the battlefield. And the government knows it needs a formal peace deal to help secure the country's rapid economic growth
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - 00:00
Barrera's relative longevity as a capo resulted from his ability to do business with a broad range of competing trafficking organizations, including the largest Colombian insurgent group, the FARC.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 - 00:00
President Juan Manuel Santos announced that his government had agreed to start peace talks with the country's largest insurgent group.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 - 00:00
The increase in cop deaths is attributable in part to Venezuela's out-of-control crime, which has become the No. 1 issue in the presidential race.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - 00:00
Colombian government officials had not acknowledged peace talks with the FARC since 2002.