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Tag: Coca (Plant)

World

Bolivia Pushes to Reclaim the Coca Leaf From the Stigma of Cocaine

October 12, 2025October 13, 2025Genevieve Glatsky and Sara WayraComments Off on Bolivia Pushes to Reclaim the Coca Leaf From the Stigma of Cocaine

Long criminalized as the raw material for cocaine, coca is woven into Bolivian life. The government is lobbying the U.N. to ease international restrictions.

World

Trump Administration Questions Colombia’s Anti-Drug Efforts and Weighs Cutting Aid

September 13, 2025Genevieve GlatskyComments Off on Trump Administration Questions Colombia’s Anti-Drug Efforts and Weighs Cutting Aid

Millions in military and development funds for Colombia hang in the balance as Washington questions the country’s fight against cocaine.

World

Colombia Faces a New Problem: Too Much Cocaine

July 14, 2024Genevieve Glatsky and Federico RiosComments Off on Colombia Faces a New Problem: Too Much Cocaine

Even as production surges, domestic and foreign shifts in the global drug industry have devastated many poor Colombians whose livelihoods are tied to cocaine.

World

Five Years After Peace Deal, Colombia Is Running Out of Time, Experts Say

September 26, 2021September 26, 2021Julie Turkewitz and Federico RiosComments Off on Five Years After Peace Deal, Colombia Is Running Out of Time, Experts Say

A treaty with rebels in 2016 called for the end of a decades-long war. But that is not the same as achieving peace, and the window for doing so may be closing.

World

Five Years After Peace Deal, Colombia Is Running Out of Time, Experts Say

September 26, 2021Julie Turkewitz and Federico RiosComments Off on Five Years After Peace Deal, Colombia Is Running Out of Time, Experts Say

A treaty with rebels in 2016 called for the end of a decades-long war. But that is not same as achieving peace, and the window for doing so may be closing.

World

‘Evo Morales Is Like a Father to Us’

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019Anatoly Kurmanaev and Federico RiosComments Off on ‘Evo Morales Is Like a Father to Us’

In the coca-growing region where the former Bolivian president got his political start, farmers are loyal to him — and demanding his return.

World

Promises Made: Colombia’s Peace Deal Promised a New Era. So Why Are These Rebels Rearming?

May 17, 2019May 18, 2019NICHOLAS CASEYComments Off on Promises Made: Colombia’s Peace Deal Promised a New Era. So Why Are These Rebels Rearming?

Rebels are rearming, violence is soaring in the countryside and a new government is wavering in its commitment.

World

Promises Made: Colombia’s Peace Deal Promised a New Era. This Is What It Looks Like.

May 17, 2019NICHOLAS CASEYComments Off on Promises Made: Colombia’s Peace Deal Promised a New Era. This Is What It Looks Like.

Rebels are rearming, violence is soaring in the countryside and a new government is wavering in its commitment.

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