Luke Taylor

Luke Taylor is a British journalist based in Bogotá, Colombia, where he covers politics, the peace process, and the Venezuela crisis.

Recent Stories

Conflict

Thousands mobilize, some soldiers defect, but Venezuelan aid push ends in chaos

GlobalPost

February 24, 2019

The aid the volunteers hoped to carry over the bridges has become a flashpoint in Venezuela’s political crisis. But the humanitarian aid plan was fraught with complications from the very beginning.

Global Politics

Defiant Maduro blocks humanitarian aid at Colombian border

PRI's The World

February 08, 2019

The first convoy of trucks carrying 50 tons of aid for crisis-stricken Venezuela arrived at the Colombian-Venezuelan border town of Cúcuta on Thursday afternoon. Their arrival comes a day after the Venezuelan military barricaded the bridge set to transport the aid.

Conflict

As Venezuela’s crisis worsens, thousands more flee to neighboring Colombia seeking relief

PRI's The World

February 04, 2019

As the economic and political crisis continues under President Nicolás Maduro, some 40,000 Venezuelans a day cross the Simón Bolívar bridge into Colombia. Some return or linger at the border. Others keep on walking.