War, then peace?: Colombia’s peace talks
At the end of July an explosion rocked the mountainside surrounding the sweltering, coastal city of Buenaventura, Colombia. The target was specific; a generator which powered one of Colombia’s poorest […]
At the end of July an explosion rocked the mountainside surrounding the sweltering, coastal city of Buenaventura, Colombia. The target was specific; a generator which powered one of Colombia’s poorest […]
In the eyes of many bleeding heart liberals, the 2011 ruling by an Ecuadorian court that oil giant Chevron should pay $8.6 billion in compensation to local communities devastated by […]
The anecdote goes that, when discussing how to deal with the millions of Jews displaced by anti-Semitic skirmishes across Europe, it was Argentina which was favoured by many prominent Zionists. […]
Looming under the gaze of the desolate Cerro Rico (‘Rich Mountain’) lies the cluttered sprawl of Potosí. Formally the jewel in the Spanish crown, Potosí remains a faded reminder of […]
From the comfort of my sofa, five thousand miles from Caracas, there is, naturally, the risk I will misunderstand a situation. Stories which have serious repercussions on the country, such […]
There is nothing precarious about Jacob Ostreicher’s intentions in Bolivia. Having heard from an associate of a friend that Bolivia’s prospering food industry – in particular rice paddies – were […]
On the 18th February 2013, Hugo Chavez tweeted “I still cling to Christ and trust in my doctors and nurses. Hasta la vista siempre! We will live and we will […]
From a comfy hotel conference room in Bogata’s swanky business district, Starbuck’s CEO Howard Schultz excitedly states without a hint of irony “I would be disappointed if there weren’t around […]
It’s difficult when we lose someone we really love, especially when they were the legitimising power behind your entire presidency. It must only rub further salts on the wound when […]
“Pay me £100 or I’ll shoot this puppy in the face”. It is a situation which no human being should ever have to be put through, a scenario which ethics […]