Ecuador still has a long way to go to recover from a polarizing ten years under populist Rafael Correa, but the first eight months of Lenín Moreno’s presidency have re-confirmed the importance of succession and regularly held elections.
Lenín Moreno is transforming Ecuador’s presidency. Can he transform Ecuador’s democracy?
By William Naylor / wm_naylor /
Democracy & Elections
Ecuador under President Moreno: Rethinking the U.S. relationship
By Evan Ellis / REvanEllis /
President Moreno may not be a newfound ally for the U.S., but he is a reminder that today the greatest challenges to U.S. interests in the region aren’t ideological but criminality, poor governance and populism.
Democracy & Elections
Ecuadorians elect a new president but questions over the process remain
By Andrés Felipe Osorio Quevedo /
The controversies swirling around the victory of Lenin Moreno’s narrow victory demonstrate why it’s important to have credible professional electoral observers.
Democracy & Elections
The art of letting go: A dispatch to Ecuador
By Grant Alan Burrier /
Soon Rafael Correa will be an ex-president. Will he go calmly into presidential retirement or noisily wait in the wings for a future return?
Just the Facts
No, NATO is not claiming a beachhead in South America
By Mishella Romo /
Let’s be clear: NATO isn’t encroaching in the hemisphere, nor does China represent a stable path out of dependency for Latin America. The former is a convenient, traditional boogey man and the latter an ahistorical pipe dream.
In the Media
Ecuador is the left’s only electoral hope in Latin America
By Patricio Navia / patricionavia /
After a series of electoral setbacks for leftist candidates and incumbent coalitions over the past two years, Lenín Moreno, the candidate of the ruling left-wing Alianza País coalition will get the largest share of the vote.
In the Media
Will the left in Ecuador buck the downward regional trend?
By Patricio Navia / patricionavia /
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In recent elections across the world, incumbent candidates have faced an uphill battle. Ecuadoreans might buck the trend in the upcoming election of February 19. Yet, if there are lessons to be learned from recent upsets, the last weeks of a campaign is when surprises begin to pop up.
Politics
A counterweight to populism in Latin America: judicial legitimacy and popularity
By Mishella Romo /
Populism, a resilient phenomenon in Latin America, has enabled and relied on the inclusion of politically alienated masses to legitimize the weakening of institutions. How is court empowerment and independence possible in the face of such a powerful anti-institutional force? This research argues that the answer may be found in the same mechanisms that enable populism: popularity and legitimacy.
Policymaking
Un régimen de auto-censura
By Mishella Romo /
Según Fundamedios, “en las redacciones de los diarios ya no son los periodistas los que deciden los contenidos, las decisiones las toman los abogados de los diarios.”
Democracy & Elections
Entrevista con Guillermo Lasso Mendoza
By Mishella Romo /
Recientemente tuvimos la oportunidad de entrevistar a Guillermo Lasso Mendoza, uno de los candidatos para las próximas elecciones Ecuatorianas de 2017. El candidato Lasso lidera el Movimiento Político Creando Oportunidades (CREO). Fue candidato a la Presidencia del Ecuador por CREO en las elecciones de 2013 en las que se convirtió en la segunda fuerza política del país.
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