Colombia’s Diplomatic Dance with Venezuela: A Thin Veil over Human Rights and Sovereignty Failures

In a development hailed by Bogotá as a humanitarian breakthrough, the Colombian Foreign Ministry announced the release of at least 17 Colombian nationals imprisoned in Venezuela. While the government's statement emphasizes diplomatic effort and concern for these citizens’ rights, this episode exposes deeper, unresolved vulnerabilities in Colombia’s approach to its volatile neighbor—and by extension, the risks to American interests linked to regional stability. Is Diplomacy Masking a Larger Security Blindspot? For months, Colombian authorities engaged in talks with Venezuela to secure freedom for those detained on various charges—charges about which little transparency exists. The official narrative focuses on protecting Colombians...