{"id":2486953,"date":"2025-09-16T00:47:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T04:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-adds-colombia-to-list-of-nations-failing-to-cooperate-in-drug-war\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T00:49:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T04:49:01","slug":"us-adds-colombia-to-list-of-nations-failing-to-cooperate-in-drug-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-adds-colombia-to-list-of-nations-failing-to-cooperate-in-drug-war\/","title":{"rendered":"US adds Colombia to list of nations failing to cooperate in drug war"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-adds-colombia-to-list-of-nations-failing-to-cooperate-in-drug-war%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2486953&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-the-monster-building-in-hong-kong-with-hundreds-of-floors\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show The Monster Building In Hong Kong With Hundreds Of Floors?\">article reports<\/a> that the U.S.government, under the Trump administration, has for the first time in nearly 30 years added Colombia to a list of countries deemed to be failing to cooperate in the war on drugs.This designation marks a significant deterioration in relations between the U.S. and Colombia, a longtime ally, largely due to the policies of Colombia&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-rips-biden-an-aggressive-left-wing-culture-warrior-ultimately-going-to-be-their-undoing-in-2022\/\" title=\"DeSantis Rips Biden: \u2018An Aggressive Left-Wing Culture ...rior,\u2019 \u2018Ultimately Going To Be Their Undoing in 2022\u2019\">left-wing president<\/a>, Gustavo Petro. Petro&#8217;s softer approach to cocaine production has coincided with a sharp increase in coca cultivation,prompting the U.S. to place blame on his administration for not meeting drug control obligations.<\/p>\n<p>colombia remains the world&#8217;s largest exporter of cocaine, responsible for 90% of the cocaine sold in the U.S.annually. The U.S. has used the rare and serious step of decertification, which can disrupt bilateral relations and aid, as a response to these developments. although aid was not cut off, the designation is expected to have negative consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Self-reliant reports show that cocaine cultivation in Colombia has risen steadily since 2013, with significant percentage increases in recent years. President Petro criticizes the U.S., blaming American society for the drug problem rather than Colombia&#8217;s policies. He has proposed addressing the drug issue through social programs rather than aggressive law enforcement and has controversially compared cocaine to whiskey in terms of harm.<\/p>\n<p>the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >article highlights growing tensions<\/a> between the U.S. and Colombia regarding drug policy, with U.S. officials condemning Colombia&#8217;s political leadership and Colombia pushing back on U.S. criticisms amid rising cocaine production. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">US adds Colombia to list of nations failing to cooperate in drug war for first time in decades<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2201501\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump administration<\/a> added <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/colombia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Colombia<\/a> to a list of countries failing to cooperate in the war on drugs for the first time in nearly 30 years.<\/p>\n<p>The designation reflects the deteriorating relations between the United States and one of its closest Latin American allies. Trump&rsquo;s vision has repeatedly clashed with that of the left-wing president, Gustavo Petro, whose soft-handed approach to cocaine production has failed to stop the skyrocketing of cocaine cultivation. In a presidential determination, Trump laid the deterioration in relations squarely at Petro&rsquo;s feet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3808280\/taiwan-leaders-sovereignty-kuomintang-chinese-invasion\/\">Taiwan leaders flaunt de facto sovereignty as Kuomintang warns rhetoric will provoke Chinese invasion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3807693\/conor-mcgregor-ends-bid-irish-president\/\">Conor McGregor ends long-shot bid for Irish president<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3807476\/south-korea-human-rights-abuses-raid-hyundai-plant\/\">South Korea reviewing possible human rights abuses in US raid at Hyundai plant<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Soldiers patrol a street in El Carmelo, Colombia, a day after a deadly attack on a police station that authorities blame on a dissident faction of the demobilized Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. (AP Photo\/Santiago Saldarriaga)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The failure of Colombia to meet its drug control obligations over the past year rests solely with its political leadership,&rdquo; Trump said, bashing Petro&rsquo;s government for not decreasing production and criticizing his &ldquo;failed attempts to seek accommodations with narco-terrorist groups.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-era-journos-will-america-ever-be-worthy-of-their-sacrifice\/\" title=\"...-Era Journos: Will America Ever Be Worthy of Their Sacrifice?\">televised press conference<\/a>, Petro complained that the country&rsquo;s problems with drugs were the U.S.&rsquo;s fault.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What we have been doing is not really relevant to the Colombian people,&rdquo; he said of Colombia&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-bidens-budget-asks-for-extra-12-billion-to-welcome-more-migrants\/\" title=\"Joe Biden&#039;s Budget Asks for Extra  Billion to Welcome More Migrants\">anti-drug efforts<\/a>. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s to stop North American society from smearing its noses&rdquo; in cocaine.<\/p>\n<p>The country is the world&rsquo;s largest exporter of cocaine, providing 90% of the cocaine sold in the U.S. every year, according to the <em>Associated Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The Colombian government has long been a close partner with the U.S. in its war on drugs. It was last added to a list of countries not in cooperation with the U.S. in the drug war, through a process known as decertification, in 1997. The process is a major blow to targeted countries so is used sparingly.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Decertification is a blunt tool and a huge irritant in bilateral relations that goes well beyond drug issues and makes cooperation far harder in any number of areas,&rdquo; Adam Isacson, a security researcher at the Washington Office on Latin America, told the <em>Associated Press<\/em>. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s why it&rsquo;s so rarely used.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. stopped short of cutting off aid, but the designation will have negative cascading effects.<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations found that cocaine cultivation in Colombia increased every year from 2013 to 2023. This includes massive increases, such as a 40% increase from 2020 to 2021 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unodc.org\/unodc\/press\/releases\/2024\/October\/colombia_-potential-cocaine-production-increased-by-53-per-cent-in-2023--according-to-new-unodc-survey.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">53% increase<\/a> from 2022 to 2023. It grew again 10% last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-09-16\/us-places-colombia-on-rogue-nation-list-for-drugs-petro-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to<\/a> <em>Bloomberg<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Colombia now produces six times as much cocaine as it did in 1993, the height of the U.S.&rsquo;s public interest in the drug production of the country, when infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar was killed. The country now produces much more than Peru and Bolivia combined.<\/p>\n<p>Petro has scaled back efforts to target drug supply, instead trying to solve the issue through social programs.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3313364\/colombian-president-cocaine-whiskey-sold-wine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT CLAIMS COCAINE IS &lsquo;NO WORSE THAN WHISKEY&rsquo; AND SHOULD BE &lsquo;SOLD LIKE WINE&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Colombian president is known for his controversial views on cocaine, suggesting in February that cocaine is no worse than whiskey.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Cocaine is illegal because it is made in Latin America, not because it is worse than whiskey,&rdquo; Petro said. &ldquo;Scientists have analyzed this &mdash; cocaine is not worse than whiskey.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US adds Colombia to drug war non-cooperation list after decades<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2486954,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25258652025401.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[15918,15473,63424,32402,50822],"class_list":["post-2486953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-colombia","tag-cooperation","tag-drug-war","tag-international-relations","tag-us-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25258652025401.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2486953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2486953"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2486953\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2486957,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2486953\/revisions\/2486957"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2486954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2486953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2486953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2486953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}