Ecuador’s ports, trade and strategic location connect South American cocaine production with consumers in Europe and North America.
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People with poorly controlled asthma may be able to breathe easier by making a change in the kitchen.
A change in the voting age wouldn’t have major advantages in South Africa.
Donald Trump has repeatedly floated the idea of remaining in office once his term ends. Examples from other countries show how presidents have circumvented constitutional term limits.
Daniel Noboa has secured a full term in office as Ecuador’s president.
Canada has a long history of human rights and environmental abuses abroad, especially in Latin America.
Flowers grown in the tropics don’t need heated greenhouses.
Ecuadorians will choose their next president in a runoff vote in April after the first round produced no clear winner.
Under President Daniel Noboa, the prisons have been declared “security zones” and are under the direct control of the police and military. If re-elected, Noboa promises to continue doing the same, despite the problems this type of policy causes
To preserve democracy, leaders and citizens will have to get back to the basics: free and fair elections, the rule of law and a vibrant civic culture.
The Wikileaks founder will return to Australia after years behind bars and in exile. What happens now?
Governments across Latin America are resorting to draconian measures in an attempt to rein in surging gang violence.
The raid almost certainly broke international law, but Ecuador’s president is hoping his strongman tactics will resonate with the electorate.
The bombing of the Iranian consulate in Damascus and storming of Mexico’s embassy in Quito breaks with accepted diplomatic norms − and could spell trouble.
Ecuador is soon holding a referendum to decide whether to follow El Salvador’s controversial strategy to end drug trafficking.
Major African cocoa plants in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana have stopped or cut processing because they cannot afford to buy beans.
Efforts to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange from the UK to the US have gone on for years. Here’s what’s been going on and what might happen in court this time.
A survey of people across 24 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean found widespread concern over the economy and crime.
Coming to grips with the economics of roses can be a thorny issue.
Latin America’s spike in violence is the result of systemic problems that have long gone unaddressed.
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Latin American Political Processes, Universidad Nacional de la Plata
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Assistant Professor in Development Studies, Leiden University
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Associate Professor of Business, Boston University
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Professor of Management and Co-director of the Centre for Latin American & Caribbean Studies, University of Essex
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Professor of Law, University of Bradford
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Canada
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Adjunct Professor in Law, The University of Western Australia
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Honorary Research Associate, Department of Political and International Studies, Rhodes University
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Associate Professor, Universidad Central de Venezuela
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Professor of Political Sociology and Critical Theory, University of Bath
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Postdoctoral research associate, The Open University
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Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Social and Policy Studies, University of Bath
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Professor, School of Humanities and Communication Arts & Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Profesor titular principal, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Ecuador
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Program director, Aarhus University