I hear the notion of regime collapse a lot lately like in this article by CSIS Americas Director Ryan Berg. In the #Venezuelan case Regime collapse won’t function as analysts are predicting because the state already functions in many ways like a failed state. foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/06/m...

I hear the notion of regime collapse a lot lately like in this article by CSIS Americas Director Ryan Berg. In the #Venezuelan case Regime collapse won’t function as analysts are predicting because the state already functions in many ways like a failed state. foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/06/m...

Seeing so much misinformation floating around about criminal economies. I think it's about time I write an article about the economics of cocaine. I didn't want to highlight this market since it's importance is receding but it's still what everyone is talking about...

I published a new piece on a potential outcome of an US Military intervention in Venezuela. In my opinion a long lasting asymmetric conflict is a very likely scenario. open.substack.com/pub/weltimko...

I published a new piece on a potential outcome of an US Military intervention in Venezuela. In my opinion a long lasting asymmetric conflict is a very likely scenario. open.substack.com/pub/weltimko...

I wrote an article to bring some light into the Guerilla groups that emerged from the FARC. Not too much detail but good as an introduction into the confusing landscape. open.substack.com/pub/weltimko...

Dark times are ahead for the Catatumbo region in Colombia. The two Guerilla groups in the area who used to have a power sharing agreement are now fighting over control. This will be especially horrible for all civilians. Public life is already at a standstill.

An underground gold war in Colombia is 'a ticking ecológical time bomb' The Zijjin mine, operated by a Chinese conglomerate in Buriticá, has become a subterranean battlefield, and the environmental results could be devastating LATEST by me for Mongabay news.mongabay.com/2024/12/an-u...

Since there are now a total of 4 Farc splinter groups I think it’s worth to write a short piece to give an overview. Stay tuned.

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Cryptocurrency Tether Has Become a Massive Money-Laundering Tool for Mexican Drug Traffickers, Feds Say 🔗 www.404media.co/tether-has-b...

ELN is back at war in the Venezuelan-Colombian borderlands A brazen daytime robbery of more than half a million dollars turned into a shootout with police. It's merely the latest in a series of attacks since the ceasefire collapse LATEST by me for PWS www.piratewireservices.com/p/eln-is-bac...

#Colombia 𝐄𝐋𝐍 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐚 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 Written By: @weltimkonflikt.bsky.social This Friday morning, November 23rd, an armed group attacked an armored cash transport in the municipality of #Convención dept. Norte de #Santander ,…🧵

During the time #Pegasus was in operation, several important guerrilla leaders were killed. Some of them on Venezuelan territory. If it turns out that #Colombia was behind these attacks, this could lead to massive diplomatic consequences with the #Maduro regime.

💡In #Kuba fiel im Oktober für 3 Tage lang der Strom komplett aus - die Bevölkerung sorgt sich, dass sich dies wiederholen könnte. Die Regierung macht die Wirtschaftsblockade der USA mitverantwortlich. LN berichtet aus Havanna über die Hintergründe: lateinamerika-nachri...

#Colombia 🇨🇴|For my German readers or anyone willing to use the auto translation: At the end of 2022, I was one of the first to report on the impending coca supply shock. Since then, the overproduction has materialized and has been felt throughout Colombia and Europe open.substack.com/pub/weltimko...

#Venezuela 🇻🇪| Check out my newest blog post in English about the Venezuelan Colectivo groups. I will share some of my older stories in the coming days. open.substack.com/pub/weltimko...