No Break With the US After Colombian Election

But Bogota is mindful of the potential for a longer-term change in U.S. policy.

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Colombia has elected a new president, and the moment of truth has arrived. The most remarkable thing about the Colombian election was not the result but the electorate’s rejection of the political mainstream. Two anti-establishment candidates – leftist Gustavo Petro of Humane Colombia and Rodolfo Hernandez of the right-wing League of Anti-Corruption Governors – emerged […]

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Allison Fedirka
Allison Fedirka is the former director of analysis for Geopolitical Futures. Ms. Fedirka has a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and international studies from Washington University in St. Louis and a master’s degree in international relations and affairs from the University of Belgrano, Argentina. Her thesis was on Brazil and Angola and south-south cooperation.