Could Democracy Backslide in Colombia?
/
Javier Corrales
The country’s oil industry may hold the answer.
The country’s oil industry may hold the answer.
Intense White House outreach reflects an uncertain path forward.
José Antonio Ocampo, President-elect Gustavo Petro's selection, had campaigned for another candidate.
Casa de las Estrategias brings insights from low-income Medellín neighborhoods to the policy-making conversation.
"This is a real effort from the White House to get off on the right foot," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to Politico.
The former rebel defeated Rodolfo Hernández in the June 19 runoff.
The former Bogotá mayor rode a wave of discontent to become the first leftist elected to the presidency.