Íngrid Betancourt Íngrid Betancourt is a former Colombian senator and presidential candidate who was taken hostage from 2002 to 2008. Most Recent The Persistence of Scrutiny: Iran’s History Under the Lens of Human Rights Íngrid Betancourt Latest Articles 1 White Smoke and Speculation: The Election of Pope Leo XIV by Binoy Kampmark 2 Bratty Royal: Prince Harry and Bespoke Security Protection by Binoy Kampmark 3 Expulsion and Occupation: Israel’s Proposed Gaza Plan by Binoy Kampmark 4 How to Rebuild Somalia, a Nation Perpetually Adrift by Sheiknor Qassim 5 Can Capital Be Faithful? The Global Iman Fund’s Quiet Revolution by Scott Douglas Jacobsen