All articles · Pedro Sánchez Suárez

Political controversies can wait. Colombia's counter-drone capability cannot.

Transparency · White Book

Without a handover, the truth remains incomplete

Meeting in the White House Oval Office between Colombian and U.S. delegations, seated on sofas around a table with a model of a presidential aircraft, with historical portraits on the walls in the background.

Security and Democracy · International cooperation

A Seat at the Table

Transparency · Helios

Helios: the review happens before the signature

Public Force · Fighting morale

Disinformation also puts those in uniform at risk

An excavator and illegal mining equipment operating on churned-up terrain next to a green hillside, with several people watching in the background.

Illicit Economies · Illegal mining

Illegal mining isn't fought alone: coordination across agencies

Pedro Sánchez Suárez, in civilian clothes, talks with two armed soldiers in full tactical gear next to a flooded street, with children and other people watching in the background.

Security and Democracy · Homicide

The map of violence isn't uniform: ten departments cut homicide

Public Force · Investment

The largest budget in the history of the defence sector

Map of Colombia showing Satena flight routes traced between different cities and towns, alongside figures of 86 routes in 2022 and 228 routes in 2026, an increase of 165 routes, including 7 international routes.

Defense Industry · Defense sector companies

Two hundred and twenty-eight routes to where no one else flies

Pedro Sánchez Suarez, wearing a military helmet, in a helicopter inspecting a rural area.

Security and Democracy · Neutralizations

61,955 hits on criminal structures: how they break down across armed groups

Pedro Sánchez Suárez speaks into a microphone in front of a screen showing a bar chart of the homicide rate per 100,000 inhabitants from 1990 to 2025, broken down by presidential term, during an event called "Cumbre Nacional de Mesas Directivas" in Montería, Córdoba.

Security and Democracy · Homicide

The homicide rate holds at one of its lowest levels in 26 years

Pedro Sánchez Suárez, in civilian clothes, shakes hands with a helmeted soldier in tactical gear, in front of a row of soldiers standing in formation outdoors.

Public Force · Force size and recruitment

415,007 personnel: force numbers grew again after a decade of decline

Pedro Sánchez Suárez, in civilian clothes, shares a meal and talks with soldiers at metal tables under an outdoor covered area, surrounded by more soldiers eating.

Public Force · Welfare

Armies march on their stomachs: the food allocation doubled