Colombia has a problem — not all of Colombia, but its elites. The country’s first leftwing president, Gustavo Petro, in office since 7…
Renaud Lambert
Renaud Lambert writes regularly for le Monde diplomatique (www.mondediplo.com) on Latin America.
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