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

What to expect as the 2026 elections approach amid increasing violence and a strained relationship with the U.S.

Illegal armed groups in Colombia have added thousands of members and expanded their territorial control in the last three ...

The Global Peace Index (GPI) from the renowned Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) assesses the state of global peace annually. It evaluates world peace based on 23 criteria, focusing primarily on ...

WASHINGTON, June 27, 2025-Conflict and instability are taking a devastating toll on the 39 economies afflicted by them, driving up extreme poverty faster than anywhere else, intensifying acute hunger, ...

It creates political instability and fuels populist resentment. This makes people turn to progressive platforms that promise to break up monopolies, tax the ultra-wealthy, and reinvest in public ...

Could political violence have a chilling effect on office seekers in Minnesota? The shootings of Minnesota lawmakers, on top of rising harassment and threats, have some worried fewer people will ...

Political polarization is contributing to greater instability and increasing the potential for political violence and inconsistent policymaking, according to the latest Political Risk Index from ...

InSight Crime investigator Juan Camilo Jaramillo offered authoritative analysis for an article by La Silla Vacía regarding the attempted assassination of Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe ...

Ratings agencies S&P and Moody's downgraded Colombia's debt rating by one notch on Thursday, with both citing weaker fiscal performance.

Japan’s Ishiba Skates on Thin Political Ice The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election was a critical test for Ishiba’s leadership and his party, and the LDP failed it.

Global political instability is turning the cashless society debate on its head. Exemplified by Sweden’s rethinking of its cashless policies as a direct response to the growing Russian threat, cash ...