Jorge Andrés Rico

Jorge Andrés Rico

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Jorge Andrés Rico is an academic and analyst who specializes in the socio-economic factors driving drug production in Colombia. He has critiqued the country's anti-drug strategies, arguing that they have failed to address the root causes of coca cultivation and have often resulted in increased violence and criminality.

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Jorge Andrés Rico noted that the earthquake occurred during a very busy week for Colombia's new presidential mandate.

Terremoto en Colombia: cambio de prioridades para De la Espriella y lo que se espera del plan de acción del flamante gobierno
El Comercio·PeruPeru· 2026-08-11
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Analyst Jorge Andrés Rico commented on Petro's partial shift in perspective regarding military operations involving minors.

lo que hay detrás de bombardeo a las disidencias en el Guaviare que dejó 7 menores muertos
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2025-11-16
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Jorge Andrés Rico is a professor and analyst who commented on the use of minors in criminal organizations.

Las nuevas pistas en el magnicidio de Miguel Uribe que llevan a la red criminal de alias El Mosco
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2025-09-06
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Jorge Andrés Rico is a political analyst who commented on the challenges faced by politicians in their second terms.

Fico Gutiérrez y Andrés Julián Rendón, los de mayor aprobación del país, según Invamer
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2025-06-20
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Jorge Andrés Rico is a professor who noted the differences in fentanyl operations between Colombia and North America.

Las advertencias ante el posible aterrizaje masivo del fentanilo en el tráfico ilegal colombiano
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2025-04-12
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Jorge Andrés Rico is a professor and analyst who emphasizes the need for an integral model in the coca eradication plan.

Gobierno dice que con erradicación voluntaria acabará con la mitad de la coca del Catatumbo: ¿es viable?
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2025-03-04
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Jorge Andrés Rico is an analyst who stated that the drug strategy in Colombia is failing.

Por tercer año consecutivo, enero arranca sin erradicación de cultivos de coca en Colombia
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2025-02-22
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