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Security & Strategic Review - September 2026
De la Espriella rips up Petro’s security strategy in 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. Nevertheless, he has already torn up the security and counternarcotics playbook that was drafted by his left-wing predecessor, Gustavo Petro (2022-2026). Promises of a tougher stance on these issues have been applauded by Washington but also seem to have generated pushback from the country’s guerrilla groups, which carried out a wave of bombings and drone attacks in the weeks after the change of government.
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