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The InSight Take: Abelardo de la Espriella Inherits Colombia’s Fractured Criminal Landscape

Colombia · Latin America + Caribbean region

detected 2026-08-20T07:30:34Z updated 2026-08-20T07:30:34Z

<p><a href="https://insightcrime.org/news/the-insight-take-abelardo-de-la-espriella-inherits-colombias-fractured-criminal-landscape/">The InSight Take: Abelardo de la Espriella Inherits Colombia&#8217;s Fractured Criminal Landscape</a></p>
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<p>In this week's InSight Take, Co-Director Jeremy McDermott and Senior Colombia Analyst Sara Garcia unpack what Abelardo de la Espriella inherits, Washington's likely support, whether de la Espriella can match the Uribe-era security gains, and the human rights risks of a harder military push.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://insightcrime.org/news/the-insight-take-abelardo-de-la-espriella-inherits-colombias-fractured-criminal-landscape/">The InSight Take: Abelardo de la Espriella Inherits Colombia&#8217;s Fractured Criminal Landscape</a> appeared first on <a href="https://insightcrime.org">InSight Crime</a>.</p>

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