With approval ratings falling and key reforms stalled, Colombian President Gustavo Petro enters the final year of his term ...

Colombia has a long history of political assassinations, which have been closely linked to waves of violence. Ahead of the 1990 elections, within less than eight months, ...

SANTIAGO, Chile, June 9 (UPI) --An assassination attempt on presidential candidate Sen. Miguel Uribe Turbay has shaken Colombia, reviving painful memories of the political violence that has ...

Economic and political instability forced millions of Venezuelans to leave, quashing dreams and leaving many wondering if they’ll ever return to what was once South America’s most prosperous ...

I was asked to join a group run by the U.S. government called the Political Instability Task Force in 2017, nearly 30 years into a career that involves thinking and writing about political violence.