As illicit gold mining has become a larger business operation in Ecuador, other criminal activities have taken root.
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Illicit Gold Mining in Ecuador – Challenges and Considerations
Scott B. MacDonald and Bruce Zagaris | As illicit gold mining has become a larger business operation in Ecuador, other criminal activities have taken root.

Green Energy in Ecuador: A Powerful Mining Potential, but at What Cost?
Delfina Scagliotti and Ryan Arenas | 
How can climate finance better aid sustainable development in Ecuador?
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Los derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas y las relaciones comerciales
Verónica Arias | 

Los Pueblos Indígenas actualmente desempeñan un papel muy importante en la política de Ecuador. En un posible acuerdo comercial bilateral entre EE. UU. y ...
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With eye toward countering Chinese Belt and Road, Biden administration lays groundwork for infrastructure program in Latin America
More than seven years after President of China Xi Jinping first announced the Belt and Road—the People’s Republic’s signature twenty-first century foreign ...
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Latin American leaders take center stage at the United Nations
Several major Latin American leaders spoke this week at the 76th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York City, largely echoing ...
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Latin America’s Anti-Incumbent Wave Will End in Tears
Patricio Navia | 
Every time a Latin American country goes to the polls, some analysts suggest that the region is taking a turn to the left or right, depending on who wins ...
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Los derechos de los pueblos indígenas
Rodrigo de la Cruz Inlago | 

It’s Only Bananas? A Global Americans Review of Richard L. Bernal’s “Corporate versus National Interest in U.S. Trade Policy: Chiquita and Caribbean Bananas”
Scott B. MacDonald | 
One does not usually think of bananas as big business, let alone as a factor in the fate of nations.
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Where does correísmo go from here?
Sebastian Hurtado and Roisin O'Donohue | 
Following its first electoral defeat in 15 years, correísmo in Ecuador faces the challenge of remaining relevant.
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Global Americans launches research project focused on U.S.-Ecuador relations
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