15+ hour, 34+ min ago   (440+ words) President Donald Trump’s dream of a Western Hemisphere with America in control is moving forward. Last year, Trump issued the “Trump Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine, which included in part, working with Latin American governments to fight back against powerful…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (557+ words) QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa fully aligned his administration with Washington’s aggressive strategy to dismantle transnational criminal organizations. This week, Noboa welcomed high-level U.S. support and reinforced warnings from the United States government that foreign drug-trafficking cartels will…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (775+ words) One email, every weekday morning. What moved in Latin American markets, politics and expat life. Yesterday’s subject line: “'The false peace is over' - Colombia” The capture shows what the Ecuadorian security crisis now looks like from Colombia: a neighbour’s gang…...

23+ hour, 46+ min ago   (305+ words) BOGOTA — Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella formally ended all peace negotiations with illegal armed groups on Friday, dismantling the “Total Peace” strategy pursued by his predecessor Gustavo Petro and shifting the country toward a tougher security policy. The decision…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (592+ words) LIMA, Peru—The U.S. military has helped Ecuador bomb suspected drug traffickers along its border with Colombia. Peru says it is eager to deepen military cooperation with American antidrug efforts. And last week, Colombia used U.S. intelligence to hunt down…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (249+ words) In Peru’s capital, Lima, hundreds of people protested against the visit of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the country’s closer security ties with Washington. The participants also opposed Peru joining a US-backed alliance against transnational organized crime, Anadolu…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (321+ words) Armed drone use by criminal organizations is spreading rapidly across Latin America, and governments are struggling to keep pace, according to a new report from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED). The group recorded roughly 670 armed-drone events across…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1244+ words) ColombiaOne.com Silvana Guerrero: The ELN Commander Who Became a Priority Target for the Colombian Government For years, Luz Amanda Pallares appeared before the public from an unusual setting for a member of a guerrilla organization: a negotiating table. Under…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (562+ words) Rubio met new Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori after already seeing the Trump-aligned leaders of Colombia and Ecuador to cement cooperation on fighting drug traffickers and reducing illegal migration. Trump and Rubio in particular have prioritized having the Western Hemisphere take…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (569+ words) Published Sep 10, 2026 11:14 am Rubio met new Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori after already seeing the Trump-aligned leaders of Colombia and Ecuador to cement cooperation on fighting drug traffickers and reducing illegal migration. Trump and Rubio in particular have prioritized having the…...