In the Colombian capital’s poor neighbourhoods, staying indoors to comply with a national COVID-19 lockdown is a luxury many cannot…
Broken Ties, Frozen Borders: Colombia and Venezuela Face COVID-19
Geography, economics and migration patterns dictate that Colombia and Venezuela, which severed diplomatic ties in 2019, will confront the coronavirus…
Under a Merciless Sun: Venezuelans Stranded Across the Colombian Border
As Venezuela’s economy plumbs the depths of collapse, a new cohort of refugees is trekking across parched landscapes to Colombia.…
Why Environmental Security is Paramount to Venezuela’s Future
Resource conflicts and the management and protection of Venezuela’s natural heritage are not only important from a conservation angle—they are…
Containing the Border Fallout of Colombia’s New Guerrilla Schism
Tensions are rising on the Colombia-Venezuela border after a new guerrilla faction opted out of Colombia’s 2016 peace deal. With…
Savannah Strife: Brazil’s Combustible Border with Venezuela
The frontier between Brazil and its crisis-ridden neighbour Venezuela has become a major migration route, a hotspot for crime and a flashpoint…
Een stok en een flinke dosis waardigheid
De moeizaam afgedwongen vrede tussen de Colombiaanse regering en de Farc-rebellen wankelt. In delen van het land laait het geweld…
Met een internationaal team van journalisten legden wij Venezuela’s goudsmokkel bloot
Diep in de jungle van Venezuela wordt goud onder erbarmelijke omstandigheden gedolven en het land uit gesmokkeld. Met een internationaal…
Venezuela: the Smugglers’ Paradise
Together with more than 10 journalists from different countries I worked as chief investigator and writer on this journalistic collaboration.…
Smugglers’ Paradise: How ‘Blood Gold’ Keeps Maduro in Power
As Venezuela collapses into an economic depression like few seen in the last century, the isolated government of Nicolás Maduro…
