Noboa’s Ecuador: Is this what ‘partnering’ with the US looks like?

Noboa’s Ecuador: Is this what ‘partnering’ with the US looks like?

Ecuador’s president, Daniel Noboa, has used his country’s spiraling security crisis to tighten his grip on power. Under the banner of the “war on drugs,” his government has expanded emergency rule and intensified a crackdown on political opponents. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has continued to provide the Noboa government with political cover and military support … Read more

No clear winner: Colombia’s hard right and left will battle out in runoff

No clear winner: Colombia’s hard right and left will battle out in runoff

Right-wing outsider Abelardo de la Espriella and left-wing senator Ivan Cepeda have emerged victorious in Colombia’s high-stakes, first-round presidential election Sunday, setting the stage for a tight runoff on June 21 that could reshape the country’s relationship with the Trump administration and political dynamics across Latin America. De la Espriella, 47, a criminal lawyer and … Read more