2026 será un año bisagra en Colombia
Por Jimmy Bedoya Ramírez - [email protected]
TL;DR
- Colombia anticipates 2026 as a pivotal year due to converging critical processes in security, politics, and social cohesion.
- The ongoing conflict and displacement in regions like El Catatumbo demonstrate the resurgence of armed groups' territorial and symbolic impact.
- The assassination of a presidential candidate signals a dangerous return of political violence, undermining democracy and public participation.
- Increased aggression against social leaders, minors, and military personnel points to a weakening of human security and growing public distrust.
- 2026's electoral cycle will test Colombia's ability to maintain basic rules amidst intimidation and uncertainty.
- International diplomatic tensions and security cooperation uncertainties add complexity to Colombia's internal challenges.
- The greatest risk is the normalization of violence, political threats, and chronic distrust, which erodes collective projects and democracy.
- 2026 presents an opportunity to view these crises as interconnected and address security, democracy, and social trust holistically.
- The year will determine whether Colombia continues to manage crises or begins to anticipate and transform them.