The signing of the peace agreement between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in 2016 raised hopes of long-lasting peace in Colombia after a decades-long conflict. Yet, the pandemic has provided a window of opportunity for organised crime organisations to bolster their legitimacy.

Impunity and corruption feed day-to-day violence. With socio-economic statistics similar to those of Sub-Saharan Africa, structural problems have turned nearly all of the countries of the region (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua) into a time-bomb.   Marcelo Colussi   High levels of malnutrition, illiteracy, lack of job opportunities, starvation-wages, states […]

Production in Colombia corresponds to its position as a periphery country in the global capitalist system. Generating another type of production and consumption must be the fruit of new forms of participation and democracy.   Juan Diego García   That is why Colombia eschews producing means of production locally and […]

Ahead of October’s election, with leftist Lula leading the polls, fears are rising of a Bolsonaro coup – meaning it’s the entirety of Brazil’s democracy at stake.   Francisco Dominguez*   After four years of a right-wing Bolsonaro government, Brazilians will vote for a new president on 2 October 2022. […]