Image — Protester wrapped in a Colombian flag sings a hymn during a demonstration against the government of President Iván Duque. Photo by Jesus Merida/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images.
Colombia upheaval risks populist contagion from outside
Social protest is a new, and potentially positive, phenomenon for a still-repressive country, but stokes fear in its conservative political establishment.
Authors
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Dr Christopher Sabatini
Senior Fellow for Latin America, US and the Americas Programme, Chatham House
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