Fernando Villavicencio and the Self-Destructive Collaboration Between China and Populist Regimes

Fernando thus had a plausible path to the Ecuadoran presidency, creating a risk of him working from a position of authority to dismantle webs of corruption involving not only Rafael Correa, his cronies, and the Chinese companies he built his presidential administration around but also the broader penetration of the Ecuadoran economy and political system by international criminal organizations.

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Ecuador: The Next Domino to Fall to Autocracy?

The U.S. and other like-minded democracies have an obligation to assist Ecuador in combatting criminality while preserving essential civil liberties. Enduring democratic leadership in Ecuador and the world will have to bring both effective law enforcement and civil liberties to douse the fire.

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The Impact of Russia’s Ukraine Invasion on Latin America

Today, the impact of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and its ongoing military activities against Ukraine’s population and infrastructure to occupy the country is consistent with the relationship Latin America has had with Europe historically. The effects flowing from that interdependence have been significant and multifaceted against a backdrop of a region-making an effort to distance itself from them.

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Los expresidentes de América Latina tienen demasiado poder

El domingo, los votantes eligieron a Guillermo Lasso como presidente de Ecuador por encima de Andrés Arauz, un populista de izquierda. Algunos analistas están denunciando el fin del progresismo, pero lo que realmente estamos viendo es un retroceso bienvenido para una extraña forma de política de hombres fuertes: el fenómeno de los expresidentes que buscan extender su control e influencia eligiendo y respaldando a sus protegidos en las elecciones nacionales.

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