Mark KennedyPetro Leads Polls Ahead of Colombia’s First Round, Rivals Vie for Spot in RunoffBOGOTÁ — Just days ahead of Colombia’s presidential election on Sunday, polls show leftist senator and former M-19 guerrilla Gustavo Petro…May 24, 2022May 24, 2022
Mark KennedyIndependence Day Protests — A Tale of Two ColombiasThe ruling elite and ordinary Colombians are so far apart from one another, that maybe they live in two totally different countries.Jul 23, 2021Jul 23, 2021
Mark KennedyOdebrecht Colombia and the alleged murders that could cost the chief prosecutor his headHomicide investigations related to Odebrecht’s bribery practices in Colombia have all the hallmarks of a “whodunnit” murder mystery novel…Nov 16, 2018Nov 16, 2018
Mark KennedyColombian Corruption: How 7 Scandals Have Rocked a Nation and Eroded Faith in JusticeIt permeates every sector of society. Public institutions are riddled by it, and in the private sector, it is regarded as the cost of doing…Dec 7, 2017Dec 7, 2017
Mark KennedyWill Colombia’s Next President Embrace the Private Sector? Breaking Down the CandidatesWith Colombia’s presidential election less than a year away, Finance Colombia takes a look at which candidates are likely to be friends to…Oct 26, 2017Oct 26, 2017
Mark KennedyBrexit, the rise of Trump, Colombia’s rejection of Peace: It’s all relatedPeople the world over are rejecting the legitimacy of liberal democracy, hardening themselves against ‘enemies’, retreating to the security…Jan 9, 2017Jan 9, 2017
Mark KennedyinFuture TravelPanama: Where Journalism is an ‘Insult Against Honor’In the country that brought the world the Panama Papers scandal, a foreign journalist sits behind bars. Does his imprisonment signal a…Dec 16, 2016Dec 16, 2016
