Ecuador’s new president: Hope for a fresh start
Guillermo Lasso was inaugurated as Ecuador’s 47th president on Monday. Given a divided legislature, the new president should prioritize unity.
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May 27, 2021
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April 16, 2021
Ecuador beyond the electoral result
After the election on February 7, Ecuador is now faced with a runoff between Andrés Arauz and Guillermo Lasso on April 11. Regardless of the outcome, the challenges facing the country’s economic future are enormous.
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March 5, 2021
Ecuador más allá del resultado electoral
Tras la elección del pasado domingo 7 de febrero, Ecuador enfrentará un balotaje entre Andrés Arauz y Guillermo Lasso. Lo cierto es que más allá de cual sea el resultado el próximo 11 de abril, día en que se desarrollará la segunda vuelta, el desafío que hoy tiene el país en su política económica es grande.
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March 5, 2021
Ecuador ante la reorganización de las cadenas de suministro globales
Los problemas estructurales en materia económica y política pronostican un futuro incierto para el Ecuador en la carrera por redibujar las cadenas de suministros globales.
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February 16, 2021
Hemisphere Weekly: Meet the three frontrunners in the Ecuadorean presidential election
Three candidates have emerged as the frontrunners in the presidential race: a young protégé of former President Rafael Correa, a pro-business social conservative, and an Indigenous activist.
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February 5, 2021
What Ecuador’s spat with Chinese fishermen can teach Latin America about responding to China
A Chinese fishing fleet off the coast of Ecuador caught headlines and the attention of Washington. The situation was swiftly resolved through Ecuador’s collective diplomatic action
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September 3, 2020
After economic policies backfire, Ecuador’s Lenín Moreno struggles to save his presidency… and the country’s democracy?
Last week’s massive protests in Ecuador marked a turning point for Moreno, who now faces his biggest political challenge yet: build consensus to save his presidency and save Ecuador from a return of populist leadership.
Lucas Perelló
October 17, 2019
End of fuel subsidies in Ecuador result in mass protests
Deadly protests have engulfed Ecuador after President Lenin Moreno announced the end of decades-old fuel subsidies.
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October 11, 2019
Lenin Moreno and the struggle for the soul of Ecuador’s (and Latin America’s) left
While a significant portion of the Latin American left continues to be driven by an anti-U.S., personalistic agenda, Lenin Moreno represents a principled branch of that left. The U.S. can and must learn to deal with leaders like him in a constructive fashion.
Evan Ellis
August 2, 2018