Ecuador's descent into violence offers lessons for the region about how quickly organized crime can spread, w devastating effects for civilians. My @crisisgroup.org colleague @glaeldys.bsky.social explains what happened, how gov has responded, what comes next. www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...

Please don't miss this sensitive, heartbreaking and brutal investigation by @viviannereim and @Lattif on the women trapped in KSA after giving birth out of wedlock. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...

NEW: In @justsecurity.org I analyze the Trump administration's reported theory for how it can continue its lethal maritime strikes despite the time limit on unauthorized military action imposed by the War Powers Resolution. www.justsecurity.org/123844/war-p...

The U.S. pressure campaign in the Caribbean risks destabilizing the broader Andes region, with potentially catastrophic spillover effects. Our latest statement from @CrisisGroup 🧵 on Colombia takeaways 👇 www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...

Just a reminder that, if Washington is truly interested in combatting drug trafficking: “It will be difficult — if not impossible — for the US to achieve its goals in Latin America while alienating its closest military and intelligence-sharing partner” on.ft.com/4hrXq2g

Conversar sobre el conflicto desde el feminismo 💜 De lejos la mejor invitación que he recibido en los últimos años fue esa: pensar en cómo prevenir, mitigar, y resolver conflicto con una perspectiva feminista? ¡Acompáñanos con @latam.crisisgroup.org @HumanasColombia mañana!

✍️ This week’s Analyst’s Notebooks are out. 🇪🇺🇮🇱 @lisamusiol.bsky.social examines EU proposals to sanction Israel 🇸🇸 Daniel Akech analyses treason charges in South Sudan 🇨🇴🇺🇸 @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social unpacks U.S move to decertify Colombia Read latest insights here: www.crisisgroup.org/latest-updat...

"Si la descertificación parece tener motivaciones políticas, haber decretado la exención al mismo tiempo responde a la estrecha cooperación entre #Colombia y #EEUU, que está en el seno de la lucha diaria de ambos países contra el crimen organizado." ✍️ @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social

🗒️ NEW ANALYST'S NOTEBOOK | Booming Coca and Bilateral Chill Drive U.S. Move to Decertify Colombia @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social examines President Trump’s decision and the news that effects on aid may be limited. www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...

Entering a polarizing election year, & 9yrs after the 2016 peace accord, Colombia’s transitional court laid down its long-awaited first sentences against leadership of the former FARC. 🧵 on what this means for a refreshed debate about balancing justice & peace www.jep.gov.co/Sala-de-Pren...

After months of (warranted) concern, Colombia's decertification turned out to be a slap on the wrist with limited fallout - the best case scenario in the current political context. My analysis of what this means for US-Colombia relations 👇@crisisgroup.org www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...

Colombia's 2016 peace agreement offered a windfall of security after decades of internal conflict. The rising levels of insecurity today are a lesson in how difficult it is to sustain the gains of peace. The hard part starts the day after. Latest for @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...

A new war is emerging in Colombia. Read @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social latest op-ed in the @nytimes.com. www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...

One year into an ongoing conflict inside the heart of the Sinaloa cartel, my colleague @dmoravera.bsky.social visited the region and offers firsthand insights into how the conflict has evolved 👇 In the context of US pressure, these dynamics as more salient than ever. @latam.crisisgroup.org

La vuelta al conflicto en Colombia es una lección sobre lo difícil que es mantener el progreso hacia la paz. Hoy escribo en @nytimeses.nytimes.com sobre un camino para recuperar la seguridad: presión military coordinada con diólogo y la implementación de 2016. www.nytimes.com/es/2025/09/0...

Colombia is entering a difficult election year, amid rising armed group violence. The temptation to seek a military solution is a false one. Peace talks work. Sustaining their gains is harder. My column today in @nytimes.com offers a way forward. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...

Colombia has for years helped the US seize narcotics, capture criminals & unravel global trafficking, without the gratuitous casualties of last Tuesday’s boat strike. Decertification would undermine the regional fight on org crime, I write for @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...

As Colombia enters a difficult election year, our message is simple:peace works. Sustaining it is a lot harder. To quell violence, Colombia needs strong, calibrated military pressure coordinated with dialogue. The 2016 accord must remain central 👇 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...

People need to realize that with the lethal strike in the Caribbean, the US President is asserting the prerogative to kill outside the law. Even if you care nothing for the people killed aboard that boat, such a claim of presidential power should alarm you.

NEW 🧵The White House has now issued its first formal legal justification for the lethal attack on a vessel in the Caribbean. This War Powers report to Congress is long on bluster and short on substance. This letter does not adequately justify the premeditated killing of apparent civilians. 1/n

Las fracturas dentro del EMC se ven cada vez más pronunciadas, en medio de una ola de presiones en contra del grupo. En esa columna, les explicamos porque el uso de violencia asimétrica es, a la vez, una muestra de fuerza y un indicador de debilidad 👇 www.lasillavacia.com/red-de-exper...

Frente a una ola de presiones en su contra, el EMC está en modo de guerra. Generar miedo a través de ataques terroristas es, a la vez, una muestra de fortaleza, pero también de debilidad. Les contamos👇 @latam.crisisgroup.org @lasillavacia.bsky.social www.lasillavacia.com/red-de-exper...

Yesterday's strike not only raises significant legal issues but "constitutes a deeply troubling gratuitous use of the military that resulted in the unnecessary killing of 11" Our @crisisgroup.org colleague @bcfinucane.bsky.social in @justsecurity.org www.justsecurity.org/119982/legal...

Let's clarify something: To the extent Tren de Aragua has any role in the drug trafficking business, it is a bit part. Weakening TdA networks would have a very limited effect on drug supply. Attacks on speedboats, less than a decimal of a decimal. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...

"It is likely no coincidence that the ELN is sealing Venezuela’s border with Colombia precisely at a time of US pressure on Caracas" Read our latest @crisisgroup.org analysis of US-Venezuela tensions and their potential for spillover across the region. www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...

Tensions between the US and Venezuela have sparked growing concern in #Colombia about the possible spillover of any destabilization in Caracas. As a taste of what may come, a short🧵on the changing armed group dynamics along the 2,200km border 👇 www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...

Guarda la fecha! Estaremos @latam.crisisgroup.org para conversar sobre el conflicto colombiano con enfoque feminista💚💜 24 Sept miércoles, 8am Bogotá, Hotel Tequendama

"Las repercusiones del lado colombiano podrían ser catastróficas en cuanto a estabilidad de la zona, presencia de grupos armados y flujo migratorio”, dijo @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social a @santorrado.bsky.social @elpaisamerica.bsky.social sobre la posibilidad de una escalada militar en Venezuela.

#Colombia @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social dijo a @elpaisamerica.bsky.social que el atentado de la semana pasada en Cali es parte de una "estrategia de terror" del grupo armado Estado Mayor Central ante operaciones en su contra y un campanazo de alerta sobre su penetración en las ciudades.

My colleague @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social shared her insights about what's behind the two latest attacks against Colombia's police and military in Amalfi, Antioquia, and Cali in the SBS News in Depth Podcast. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/i...

#Colombia "Ahora todos los grupos utilizan drones y la fuerza pública no tiene sistemas suficientes para contrarrestarlos, porque son costosos", dijo @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social a @apnews.com sobre el reciente derribo de un helicóptero en Amalfi, Antioquia.

Update: Defense Ministry now believes that factions of EMBF may have been behind the drone attack x.com/PedroSanchez...

Two horrifying attacks in #Cali & #Amalfi mark an alarming deterioration in respect for basic rules of combat. With each passing day, we see greater disregard for the protection of civilians. Entering election year, #Colombia needs a calibrated response focused on protection.

Why is security apparently deteriorating in Colombia, nearly a decade after a landmark peace agreement? Enjoyed speaking with Diplomatic Immunity 🎧 on how we got here, and how U.S. policy could exacerbate a delicate security situation @crisisgroup.org open.spotify.com/episode/28DW...

#Colombia @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social, experta de @crisisgroup.org, conversó con @apnews.com sobre la organización de la comunidades indígenas en el Cauca y la importancia de los movimientos juveniles para resistir el reclutamiento de los grupos armados. apnews.com/article/colo...

📑 NUEVA PUBLICACIÓN | Una posible descertificación amenaza la cooperación antidrogas entre EE. UU. y Colombia @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social analiza las implicaciones de descertificar a Colombia por su supuesto incumplimiento de los objetivos de Washington en materia de política antidrogas.

“¿A quién le beneficia una descertificación? A los grupos criminals.” En nuestra última análisis con @latam.crisisgroup.org examinamos los posibles impactos de una descertificación de Colombia por parte de EEUU. www.crisisgroup.org/es/latin-ame...

“The main beneficiaries of decertification would be criminal groups” In our latest @crisisgroup.org, we detail the potentially devastating impact of further US funding freezes in Colombia, linked to the annual certification process. www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...

Fue para nosotros @latam.crisisgroup.org un gusto de participar en la reunión annual de #ElPaccto, conversando sobre el desafío compartido del crimen organizado, América Latina y la Unión Europea🇪🇺. Enfatizamos la importancia de priorizar la reducción de violencia contra la población civil

#Colombia @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social, analista senior de @crisisgroup.org, conversó con ⁦‪@bibiana_be‬⁩ sobre el reclutamiento de niños y niñas por parte de los grupos armados 🔽 open.spotify.com/episode/2Xdt...

Intento de asesinato contra un reconocido político conmociona a Colombia @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social, experta de Crisis Group, analiza las repercusiones del atentado contra el senador Miguel Uribe, perpetrado por un sicario de 14 años. www.crisisgroup.org/es/latin-ame...

FARC dissidents known as EMC unleashed a wave of attacks today across the Pacific coast #Colombia, demonstrating an alarming capacity to arm coordinated operations, including in the heart of Cali. I spoke with @afp.com about implications @latam.crisisgroup.org uk.news.yahoo.com/three-dead-w...

The brazen attack on presidential candidate Miguel Uribe shines light on pervasive child recruitment in #Colombia: a 14yr-old pulled the trigger. Criminal groups prey upon the desperation of youth, whose lives they view as expendable @ForeignAffairs www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r...

The brazen assassination attempt against Sen Miguel Uribe has raised fears in Colombia that the country could slip back into darker times. The attack was a show of audacity by as yet unknown interests, who feel confident striking at highest levels 👇 www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...

Intento de asesinato contra un reconocido político conmociona a #Colombia @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social, experta de Crisis Group, analiza las repercusiones del atentado contra el senador Miguel Uribe, perpetrado por un sicario de 14 años. www.crisisgroup.org/es/latin-ame...

@dickinsonbeth.bsky.social on aftermath of bid to kill Senator Miguel Uribe, a brazen assault that has raised fears in Colombia coming amid broader deterioration in public security. Armed & criminal groups have gained territory & influence over the last few years. www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...

‘A brazen assault has raised fears in Colombia that the country could slip back into darker times.’ @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social on the aftermath of a bid to kill Senator Miguel Uribe, carried out by a 14-year-old hired gun. www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...

Es hora de hablar de reclutamiento de menores en el sicariato en Colombia. Tal cual como reclutamiento rural, grupos criminales se están aprovechando del desespero de la juventud. Tenemos que tratarlo con la misma seriedad. No se puede seguir perdiendo niños a la violencia.

“Essentially what we have tonight is a return to a very dark era of politics in Colombia when violence was used as a political tool at the highest level of elections," @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social @crisisgroup.org @latam.crisisgroup.org My latest for @npr.org: www.npr.org/2025/06/08/n...

Justo hoy estuve al Museo Nacional, explicando a mi hijo lo que fue La Violencia, el Bogotazo, el asesinato de Galán. Le dije que Colombia había superado tales momentos. @migueluribet.bsky.social creció en la sombre de la violencia política. La tragedia no ha parado, pero toca pararla.