Nadja Drost
Tuesday, January 6, 2015 - 08:34
A gold rush swept through swaths of Colombia, and narco-trafficking groups—both guerrillas and paramilitary organizations—turned to the precious metal to make up for lost profits in the drug trade. In many parts of the country, gold became the new cocaine.
Monday, December 5, 2011 - 00:00
The dispute has paved the way to a David-and-Goliath battle for the wealth that could lead to more unrest in an already volatile region
Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 00:00
Drawing more women into the demobilization program could be one of the most effective ways of weakening the insurgency.
Friday, February 18, 2011 - 00:00
Across the northern department of Cordoba, residents are leaving en masse as drug gangs murder villagers and issue death threats.
Friday, November 19, 2010 - 00:00
While Mono Jojoy was surrounded by concentric rings of about 400 guerrillas, the units protecting Mr. Cano are small, mobile and, dispersed across mountains, can better distract the military from Mr. Cano himself.
Friday, October 15, 2010 - 00:00
Cano is believed to be hiding in the Canon de las Hermosas, where the wild terrain poses myriad challenges for the military
Friday, July 30, 2010 - 00:00
Many Colombian analysts consider their government's release of information on Venezuela as Uribe’s rejection of the diplomatic path Santos wants to take.
Friday, June 11, 2010 - 00:00
Santos may lack the charisma and popular touch of Uribe, but he is capitalizing on the shortcomings of Mockus's quirky personality-and his own associations with the successes of Uribe's administration
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 00:00
An unconventional politician is trying to become Colombia's next president by mimicking Obama's tactics.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 00:00
Part 1: How seven members of a Colombian peace community were brutally murdered.