“The New Sheriff in Town” Abelardo de la Espriella and the Return of State Authority in the Fight Against Organized Crime
There are moments in the life of a republic when political debate moves beyond taxes, programs, and ideology and confronts a more fundamental question: Who controls the territory? For any functioning state, the answer must be clear: the government, acting under the Constitution and the law. Colombia knows what happens when that principle breaks down. For decades, guerrillas, paramilitary organizations, drug traffickers, criminal gangs, and