Dr Annette Idler and Dr Markus Hochmüller have published two new pieces on COVID-19-related issues in Colombia and Venezuela.
“COVID-19 in Colombia’s Borderlands and the Western Hemisphere: Adding Instability to a Double Crisis” appears in the Journal of Latin American Geography. “ In Colombia’s borderlands, the COVID-19 pandemic adds a third dimension to the double crisis of continued insecurity rooted in Colombia’s ongoing armed conflict and the humanitarian emergency triggered by Venezuelan mass migration. Exacerbated through the border effect, the Colombian government’s border closure and armed groups seeking to capitalize on growing uncertainty pose a severe risk to the country’s peace agreement, regional stability, and hemispheric security.
Idler and Hochmüller have also written for The Conversation, with their article "Venezuelan migrants face crime, conflict and coronavirus at Colombia’s closed border" being published on 5th June.
