Colombia’s Escalating Humanitarian Crisis Exposes Global Security Failures

As Colombia barrels toward what may be its gravest humanitarian crisis in a decade, the world—and especially America—must confront uncomfortable truths about global security and the consequences of unchecked violent conflict. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has issued a stark warning: 2025 is shaping up to be Colombia’s darkest year yet, with civilian suffering skyrocketing amidst intensifying clashes between armed groups.Is the World Ignoring a Brewing Catastrophe?The ICRC reports that the first half of 2025 saw an alarming increase in violence across Colombia, far outpacing figures from just one year prior. More than half of these casualties...