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Gustavo Petro
October 20, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Yanks Aid for Foreign Leader Who Compared Him to Hitler
Colombian President Gustavo Petro hit back at Donald Trump’s apparently extrajudicial strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea.
January 28, 2025
Andre Pagliarini
A Belligerent Trump Could Unite Latin America—Against Him
As diplomatic conflict and trade-war talk ramps up, the continent’s often fractious leaders could end up sharing an antagonist in common.
April 20, 2023
Ken Silverstein
Inside the Right-Wing Campaign to Undermine Colombia’s First Leftist Leader
New President Gustavo Petro is no Maduro or Ortega. If the traditional elites try to force him out, what will the Biden administration do?
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