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 Inside the Taliban’s War on Afghan Journalism by Patrick Austin 2 The Limits of American Power Run Through Its Alliances by Peter Rodgers 3 Labour Cannot Keep Dodging the Question of Europe by Denis MacShane 4 Locking up the Felines: Cat Curfews Down Under by Binoy Kampmark 5 Why Chinese Youth are More Optimistic About AI by Wei Wei