Analysis Region: Colombia

Drone Warfare Comes to Latin America

Illegal armed groups in Latin America are increasingly using cheap commercial drones for surveillance and attacks. Latin America Advisor Editor Gene Kuleta examines how insurgents and cartels in Latin America are adopting drone warfare tactics developed in the Ukraine war.

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Colombia Leaps Into the Void

Dialogue senior fellow and former president Michael Shifter writes in the New York Times about how a right-wing victory in Latin America’s third-largest country could ripple across the region.

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Propuestas de Seguridad Candidatos Presidenciales Colombia 2026

Este documento presenta un resumen informativo de las propuestas de seguridad de los candidatos presidenciales de Colombia para las elecciones de 2026. El informe hace parte de la Hemispheric Security Initiative del Inter-American Dialogue, en alianza con la Fundación Conflict Resolutions (CORE).

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Colombia’s 2026 Presidential Election

On April 16, 2026, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted a private conversation on Colombia’s upcoming presidential election with Sergio Guzmán, founder of Colombia Risk Analysis, moderated by Amb. Brian A. Nichols, former assistant secretary of state for western hemisphere affairs and member of the Dialogue’s board of directors.

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South American Crime Groups Are Going for Gold

Illegal gold mining is rapidly overtaking cocaine as the most lucrative illicit economy in parts of South America. Latin America Advisor Editor Gene Kuleta examines how illegal gold mining has become deeply entwined with armed groups, corruption and environmental destruction.

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