Daniel Noboa
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ANALYSIS
Ecuador Prison Massacres Reveal the Lucrative Underworld Profiting Behind Bars
Eight deaths in two Ecuador prisons have broken a period of relative calm. The wider crisis involves cocaine routes, fractured…
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AMERICAS
U.S. Drug Raids in Ecuador Under Legal Scrutiny After Eight Fishing Boats Sunk
Eight Ecuadorian fishing boats are gone, and 160 crew members face consequences ashore. Human Rights Watch is demanding the evidence…
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Ecuador’s Immunity Gamble Puts Latin America’s Sovereignty on the Line
President Daniel Noboa's promise of immunity for foreign personnel fighting Ecuador's criminal groups may deepen security cooperation. It also risks…
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AMERICAS
Ecuador’s Emergency Habit Tests Democracy as Noboa Hunts Narco Power
Daniel Noboa's latest state of exception places Ecuador's security crisis back at the center of Latin America's democratic dilemma, where…
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ECONOMY
Economists Watch Ecuador’s Ministry of Finance as Noboa Tests Austerity
Ecuador's latest government slim-down under Daniel Noboa is billed as a move toward efficiency. Still, across Latin America, it raises…
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ANALYSIS
Ecuadorean Noboa Tests Crime War Against Ballots, Borders, and Diesel
Daniel Noboa's first full year exposes Ecuador's harsh bargain: a militarized crime war, a rejected constitutional gamble, deadly Indigenous protests,…
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AMERICAS
Ecuadorian Secrets Follow Petro and Noboa Into a Regional Storm
A quiet stay in Manta has grown into something larger than a travel controversy. For Colombia and Ecuador, the episode…
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ANALYSIS
Colombia and Ecuador Approach a Perilous Border Marked by Suspicion
The discovery of a bomb near the Colombia-Ecuador border has intensified an already severe trade and security rift, prompting questions…
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ECONOMY
Ecuador Bets on Force to Break the Criminal Economy’s Grip
Ecuador is gearing up for a wider military campaign against criminal networks. This effort combines curfews, troop deployments, and support…
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ANALYSIS
Ecuador Becomes Washington’s New Front in Latin America’s Drug War
U.S. operations in Ecuador open a new chapter in the region’s drug war, but the secrecy around targets, tactics, and…
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