👉 US attack on Venezuela and Trump's threats against Colombia are part of a broader strategy to maintain US control over the region 👉 Colombia has a sense of sovereignty and respect for its nation, which could harm the right-wing's electoral prospects 👉 Gustavo Petro's government has achieved significant social reforms, including lifting millions out of poverty and formalizing land titles for peasant, Afro-descendant, and indigenous communities 👉 Social movements have a central and leading role in progressive governance, and must be listened to and dialogued with 👉 The Colombian left must focus on specific social reforms to deepen and make them irreversible