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Ecuador Seeks U.S. Forces To Help Battle Gangs March 29, 2025

Ecuador is laying the groundwork for US forces to arrive, according to plans obtained by CNN – as its president calls on US President Donald Trump to help battle powerful gangs in a country once known as the “island of peace.”...

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Ecuador Pitches Us Military Base and Free Trade Deal to Trump Allies March 15, 2025

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Ecuador’s Next President Will Face Debt, Drought, and Gangs February 22, 2025

April’s runoff election could decide whether Ecuador continues a descent into instability and violence, or charts a new course. ...

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The Tragic Collapse of Ecuador February 12, 2025

The once-promising South American country is now a hellish playground for cartels and criminals. ...

Ecuador Set for Run-off in Presidential Election February 10, 2025

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Why Ecuador’s Security Crisis Demands Global Action July 01, 2024

To instill confidence domestically and within the international community, Ecuador must be committed to rebuilding its institutions, making them efficient, and insulating them from the influence and corrosion of criminal organizations seeking to infi...

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Ecuador’s Compounding Crises April 26, 2024

More than any country in Latin America, Ecuador has been caught in the crosshairs of increasing violence related to changing patterns of transnational organized crime....

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Building a Pro-America Future in Our Hemisphere April 23, 2024

We must take seriously the opportunities for collaboration presented by countries like Ecuador, El Salvador, Argentina, Paraguay, the Dominican Republic, Peru, Guyana, and Costa Rica. ...

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Rules-Based Disorder: Why Ecuador Broke Into Mexico’s Embassy April 22, 2024

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Ecuador Set to Vote To Approve Raft of Security Measures in Referendum April 19, 2024

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Mexico Wants UN To Suspend Ecuador Over Embassy Raid April 12, 2024

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Mexico Takes Ecuador to Court for ‘Unprecedented’ Embassy Raid April 09, 2024

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Mexico Cuts Ties With Ecuador After Embassy Raid April 06, 2024

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Joe Biden’s Botched Ecuador Policy March 13, 2024

Ecuador is in the midst of a dire security crisis as violent drug gangs wreak havoc on the once-peaceful Andean country, prompting a spike in migrant outflows to the United States as well as the consolidation of a new illicit narcotics hub in South A...

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Escalating Violence in Ecuador February 14, 2024

Formerly regarded as one of Latin America’s safest countries, the recent uptick in violence has seen Ecuador descend into a maelstrom. These developments would be no surprise to those who have monitored Ecuador’s declining situation over recent years...

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Will Ecuador’s Security Crackdown Erode Democracy? February 09, 2024

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How Does Ecuador’s Internal Armed Conflict End? February 01, 2024

Once a pacific sea in a notoriously violent region Ecuador’s is a story of paradise lost. Prison riots. Cocaine. And cartels. The world’s insatiable demand for the drug has destabilized countries and has prompted Ecuador to use the military to quell ...

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