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Three members of Venezuela’s Bolivarian national guard (GNB) were killed by members of an illegal armed group on 4 November in the southern state of Amazonas bordering Colombia. Venezuela’s defence minister General- in-Chief Vladimir Padrino reacted by accusing the Colombian government of using paramilitaries to provoke “a border incident”. The GNB, however, appears to have come under attack from the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN), the guerrilla group which the Colombian government has long claimed enjoys unmolested sanctuary in Venezuela. The clash drew attention to a complex skein linking government, gold, and guerrillas.

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Petro's first 100 days: Peace takes priority

Gustavo Petro has served as President of Colombia for 100 days. In Canning House's latest blog, Dr Gwen Burnyeat and Dr Andrei Gómez-Suárez give their view on his tenure so far, including his focus on "Total Peace" and environmental protection, and ahead to the challenges he can expect going forward.

Rising risks in Argentina

On the evening of 1st September a man approached Vice-President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) outside her home in Buenos Aires, pointing a loaded gun at her head at point-blank range and attempting to pull the trigger. In a context of deepening socio-economic hardship and concerns over governability, risks appear to be rising in Argentina - writes Jill Hedges.

08-11-2018: Latin American Weekly Report

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Rising risks in Argentina

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