The administration designed the January arrangement to get the things it wanted without the burden of actually running a broken country. Now, the burden has been established anyway.
The Trump administration has killed at least 215 people in its 10-month campaign against alleged smugglers
Moderate opposition figure Dinorah Figuera just opened a path to democratic transition, though María Corina Machado still appears on the outs
The strategy is already leading groups to adapt to new illicit industries, divert trafficking routes, and expand operations to new subregions
Abelardo De La Espriella and Ivan Cepeda represent two distinct visions of the country's future. Neither got 50% in Sunday's vote.
Relations with the US flagged under Gustavo Petro. A pair of right-wing candidates want to change that.
