Colombia Journal is an online publication that contains commentaries and analysis about political, social and economic issues related to Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

, usually from a left-leaning perspective. It also provides a critical perspective of U.S. foreign policy in Colombia. The editor is Garry Leech

Garry Leech

Garry Leech is a British-born American independent journalist, author and editor of the online publication Colombia Journal, which analyzes U.S. foreign policy in Colombia...

, an independent journalist and author of numerous books including Beyond Bogota: Diary of a Drug War Journalist in Colombia (Beacon Press, 2009), Crude Interventions: The United States, Oil and the New World (Dis)Order

Crude Interventions: The United States, Oil and the New World (Dis)Order

Crude Interventions: The United States, Oil and the New World Order is a 2006 book written by independent journalist Garry Leech. It was published in the United States by Palgrave Macmillan. Outside of the United States, it was published by Zed Books Ltd. Crude Interventions examines relevant...

 (Zed Books, 2006) and Killing Peace: Colombia's Conflict and the Failure of U.S. Intervention

Killing Peace: Colombia's Conflict and the Failure of U.S. Intervention

The book Killing Peace, by Garry Leech, documents the four-decade armed conflict in Colombia.-Details:Killing Peace: Colombia's Conflict and the Failure of U.S. Intervention,...

(Inota, 2002).

Editorial Staff

Editor - Garry Leech

Associate Editor - Eric Fichtl

Associate Editor - Terry Gibbs

Associate Editor - Suzanne MacNeil

Mission of Colombia Journal

The mission of Colombia Journal is to promote political, social and economic justice in Colombia by creating a greater awareness and understanding of U.S. foreign policy. To this end, Colombia Journal provides editorial analysis and investigative reports based on field research conducted in Colombia. We believe that easy and affordable access to information and analysis of U.S. foreign policy in Colombia is essential if citizens are to effectively participate in the democratic process.

History of Colombia Journal

Garry Leech was formerly editor of Colombia Report, which he co-founded with Jacqueline Gentile in January 2000. From June 2000 until September 2003, Colombia Report was published by the non-profit Information Network of the Americas (INOTA). On September 2, 2003, it was agreed that INOTA would no longer publish Colombia Report. At that time, in order to continue providing information and analysis about U.S. foreign policy in Colombia, a new independent publication called Colombia Journal was launched. Colombia Journal contains all the articles and special reports previously published by Colombia Report.