Issue Feb 18-24 2026: The new year has ushered in a host of problems for Colombia, given that the number of illegal armed organizations in the country has returned to levels not seen since 2011, when the peace process with the FARC was first initiated.

Issue Feb 18-24 2026: With Argentina nearing the fiftieth anniversary of the 1976 military coup, President Javier Milei’s government is considering moving the Subsecretaría de Derechos Humanos to a building in the Constitución neighborhood previously associated with the now-dissolved Ministry of Women, Gender, and Diversity, a move with potential symbolic significance.

Issue Feb 18-24 2026: Father Arnulfo Mina, a philosopher and graduate in religious studies, was born in Buenaventura 62 years ago and has been a resident of the Pacific coast for the last four decades. He has taken on the risk of mediating between guerrilla factions; mediating lacks clear protocols and legal guarantees. It often