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EPISODE · Mar 23, 2026 · 9 MIN

Gustavo Petro’s Promise of Total Peace is a Total Failure.

from Colombia Business News · host Loren Moss

Colombia’s president Gustavo Petro promised “Total Peace,” but violence, kidnappings, and territorial expansion by groups like the ELN and FARC dissidents tell a different story. Today, let's look at the data, recent events, and what this means for security, governance, and investor confidence.Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/QTFi5V1CFEkRead more at Finance Colombia: https://www.financecolombia.com/Subscribe to Finance Colombia for free: https://www.fcsubscribe.com/More about Loren Moss: https://lorenmoss.com/writeContact us: https://unidodigital.media/contact-unido-digital-llc/Follow me on social mediaFacebook https://www.facebook.com/financecolombiaLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/finance-colombia/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/finance_colombia/Cited Sourceshttps://www.economicsandpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Global-Terrorism-Index-2026-Report.pdfELN post: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1D85EMo8yA/Nubia Carolina Córdoba on X: https://x.com/NubiaCarolinaCC6000 people confined in Chocó: https://www.elcolombiano.com/colombia/ofensiva-eln-mas-de-6-000-personas-confinadas-choco-FC34723622Drone article: https://www.financecolombia.com/colombia-tightens-rules-for-bringing-drones-into-the-country-over-security-concerns/Governor Andrés Rendón X Post: https://x.com/AndresJRendonC/status/2035813743104344226?s=20Attack on the Ambulance: https://x.com/MiOriente/status/2035833899817763163?s=20Burning people’s motorcycles: https://x.com/MiOriente/status/2035833716497420712?s=2040663 homicides: https://thecitypaperbogota.com/news/colombia-records-40663-murders-under-petro-surpassing-santos-and-duque/#:~:text=Colombia%20has%20recorded%2040%2C663%20homicides,y%20Seguridad%20of%20Universidad%20Externado.United Nations: https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/03/colombia-urgent-action-needed-end-widespread-violence-against-human-rights#:~:text=The%20report%20provides%20a%20detailed,human%20rights%20defenders%20were%20killed.Human rights watch: https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2025/country-chapters/colombia#:~:text=As%20of%20June%2C%20the%20Gulf,%2C%20respectively%2C%20compared%20to%202022.Read more at Finance Colombia: https://www.financecolombia.com/ Subscribe to Finance Colombia for free: https://www.fcsubscribe.com/ Read more at Cognitive Business News: https://cognitivebusiness.news/ The place for bilingual talent! https://empleobilingue.com/ More about Loren Moss: https://lorenmoss.com/write Contact us: https://unidodigital.media/contact-unido-digital-llc/

Colombia’s president Gustavo Petro promised “Total Peace,” but violence, kidnappings, and territorial expansion by groups like the ELN and FARC dissidents tell a different story. Today, let's look at the data, recent events, and what this means for security, governance, and investor confidence.Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/QTFi5V1CFEkRead more at Finance Colombia: https://www.financecolombia.com/Subscribe to Finance Colombia for free: https://www.fcsubscribe.com/More about Loren Moss: https://lorenmoss.com/writeContact us: https://unidodigital.media/contact-unido-digital-llc/Follow me on social mediaFacebook https://www.facebook.com/financecolombiaLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/finance-colombia/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/finance_colombia/Cited Sourceshttps://www.economicsandpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Global-Terrorism-Index-2026-Report.pdfELN post: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1D85EMo8yA/Nubia Carolina Córdoba on X: https://x.com/NubiaCarolinaCC6000 people confined in Chocó: https://www.elcolombiano.com/colombia/ofensiva-eln-mas-de-6-000-personas-confinadas-choco-FC34723622Drone article: https://www.financecolombia.com/colombia-tightens-rules-for-bringing-drones-into-the-country-over-security-concerns/Governor Andrés Rendón X Post: https://x.com/AndresJRendonC/status/2035813743104344226?s=20Attack on the Ambulance: https://x.com/MiOriente/status/2035833899817763163?s=20Burning people’s motorcycles: https://x.com/MiOriente/status/2035833716497420712?s=2040663 homicides: https://thecitypaperbogota.com/news/colombia-records-40663-murders-under-petro-surpassing-santos-and-duque/#:~:text=Colombia%20has%20recorded%2040%2C663%20homicides,y%20Seguridad%20of%20Universidad%20Externado.United Nations: https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/03/colombia-urgent-action-needed-end-widespread-violence-against-human-rights#:~:text=The%20report%20provides%20a%20detailed,human%20rights%20defenders%20were%20killed.Human rights watch: https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2025/country-chapters/colombia#:~:text=As%20of%20June%2C%20the%20Gulf,%2C%20respectively%2C%20compared%20to%202022.Read more at Finance Colombia: https://www.financecolombia.com/ Subscribe to Finance Colombia for free: https://www.fcsubscribe.com/ Read more at Cognitive Business News: https://cognitivebusiness.news/ The place for bilingual talent! https://empleobilingue.com/ More about Loren Moss: https://lorenmoss.com/write Contact us: https://unidodigital.media/contact-unido-digital-llc/

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