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Andean Group - September 2026
Introduction
Colombia’s new President Abelardo de la Espriella wasted little time in tearing up the security and counternarcotics playbook that was drafted by his left-wing predecessor, Gustavo Petro (2022-2026).... Read More
Colombia
The 7.4-magnitude earthquake which shook western Colombia on 10 August, just three days after President Abelardo de la Espriella took office, meant that his security plans took a backseat during his first weeks in power.... Read More
Seven weeks after northern Venezuela was devastated by powerful earthquakes, neighbouring Colombia was hit by a similar magnitude tremor.... Read More
Bolivia
Despite being the world’s third largest producer of coca and occupying a strategically important position between the coca fields of Peru and the Brazilian ports from where cocaine is shipped onwards to Europe, Bolivia has long been spared the narco-violence suffered by some of its neighbours.... Read More
President Rodrigo Paz suffered his first ministerial impeachment on 18 August, when Bolivia’s legislative assembly approved a motion of censure against his finance minister, José Gabriel Espinoza, who had been in the role since Paz took office in November 2025.... Read More
Peru
On 20 August Luis Galarreta, Peru’s prime minister and vice president, presented the Política General de Gobierno 2026-2031, outlining the Keiko Fujimori administration’s priorities for its intended five years in office.... Read More
Peru/Bolivia
Russia’s ambassador in Lima, Alexei Ushakov, was summoned by Peru’s foreign ministry on 10 August to answer questions about the recruitment of Peruvians for Russia’s war in Ukraine.... Read More
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