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US troops will return to Ecuador, decades after removal by Correa

Daniel Noboa is carrying to term plans to bring US troops back to Ecuador over a month after he declared an internal armed conflict against drug trafficking groups

Capitalism and drug trafficking in Ecuador. Why the war on the poor will never solve the problem

Ecuadorian researchers Andrés Tapia Arias and Andrés Madrid Tamayo address some of the root causes to the wave of drug trafficking-related violence and why the government’s response is still missing the mark

Increased violence in Ecuador could lead to a wave of refugees in the region

International Relations professor Fernando Brancoli says neighboring countries are already preparing to receive Ecuadorians

Ecuador in crisis: five points to understand a country broken by neoliberalism

Some clues to unravel how in a few years Ecuador went from being a peaceful country to becoming a territory governed by organized crime.

Ecuador elects new right-wing president linked to big banana business

In the second round of the anticipated elections in Ecuador, Daniel Noboa defeated progressive candidate Luisa González

Two weeks out from Ecuador’s runoff election, candidates debate on key issues

Leftist lawyer Luisa González and businessman Daniel Noboa outlined their government plans, debating on the matters of economy, security, social policies and political issues

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Ecuador’s leftist presidential candidate Luisa González denounces attempt on her life, files complaint

González is the winner of the first round of presidential elections in Ecuador. She said that with the complaint, she not only intends to safeguard her life and shed light on the plan aimed at physically eliminating her, but also draw attention to the impunity in the country

“Not one woman less!”: Ecuadorian women march against gender-based violence

The march took place on year after the femicide of 34-year-old lawyer María Belén Bernal at the hands of her cop husband Germán Fernando Cáceres inside the Quito Police Training High School

Progressive Luisa González and millionaire Daniel Noboa head to run off elections in Ecuador

González of the left-wing Citizens Revolution Movement won the first round with 33.31% of the votes, while Noboa of the right-wing National Democratic Action Alliance secured 23.66% of the votes

The escalation of violence in Ecuador shines a light on country’s broader crisis

The early elections in the Andean country are taking place in a context of increased violence against political candidates and in society generally

“For the Lasso government, the economic interests of private mining companies are above the decisions of the Constitutional Court”

Ecuadorian Lawyer Patricia Carrión spoke to Peoples Dispatch about the suspension of a controversial mining decree that activists allege promoted the interests of mining companies

Security and economy are the key issues in Ecuador’s early general elections

All seven presidential candidates advocated strengthening of the security in the country and promised improvements as they stood next to fellow hopeful Fernando Villavicencio’s empty podium, who was assassinated last week