In June, Gustavo Petro won the presidential election in Colombia and became the nation’s first leftist president, joining a wave of progressive politicians who have been dominating elections in Latin America recently. As Manuel Rueda reports from Bogotá, this leftward shift could have a major impact on U.S. foreign policy in the region.
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