Ryan James

An image from inside a vehicle, looking out the windshield into the green hills of Northeast Antioquia. The dirver and steering wheel are visible on the left and on the right a leg hangs down from someone sitting on the roof. A truck is a few meters ahead, laden with cargo and a person hangs off the back of the truck.

Measuring change

How do we measure the impact of peace work? It’s not always an easy thing to do. Change comes slowly, and it’s rarely spectacular. Sometimes,

landscape of northeast antioquia at sunset

The longer view

In the aftermath of the election, CPT Colombia has been meeting with the community of El Guayabo to assess what the result means for them

Is peace on the horizon?

Last weekend, Colombia’s future looked set to take a sharp turn to the right. Preliminary results from the presidential election give a razor-thin lead, less

people sorting through bombed rubble

Is peace on the horizon?

Is peace on the horizon between the USA and Iran? A Memorandum of Understanding is on the table: a pre-deal while they work out the

The future is on the ballot

In just over a week, Colombians will return to the voting booth in the second round of the 2026 presidential election. The choice ahead of

refugee camp tents

The presumption of guilt

“If what you say is true, why didn’t you stay and fight for your country? That’s what I would have done.” The judge had opened

A man in a blue jacket and red hat sicks a magnetic sign on a bonnet of a vehicle

What is Unarmed Civilian Accompaniment?

“Are you the guy?” he said.“I’m the guy,” I answered. “Do you have the names?”“I have the names.” It was like a scene from a bad

Three boats at sea

The promise of the sea

Just over a week ago, the Israeli Occupation Forces intercepted and detained the crews of over twenty boats sailing to break the siege of Gaza.

Search signs pasted to electric posts

Stories held by the Aegean Islands

In the first hours of 2026, Haidar and Hussein were lost. They set off from Turkey on New Year’s Eve to reach Europe and a

People on a demonstration

The day before the ceasefire

The day before the ceasefire, the US was promising to wipe Iran off the map. “A whole civilization will die tonight,” Trump wrote, “never to

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