President Noboa is seen visiting the Community Surveillance Unit (UVC) of Babahoyo, one month after the declaration of internal armed conflict. Babahoyo, Ecuador. February 8, 2024. (Isaac Castillo/ Presidencia de la República / Flickr / PDM 1.0 DEED)

Ecuador’s Tense Peace Won’t Last

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President Daniel Noboa’s tough stance on crime managed to reduce rates of violence and instability. But militarization is not enough ...
Napo River, Yasuní National Park, Ecuador, 2014. (Peter Prokosch / GRID-Arendal / grida.no/resources/3804)

Ecuador Votes to Keep Yasuní Oil in the Ground in Historic Referendum

Ecuadorians have chosen to safeguard the biodiverse Yasuní National Park from oil drilling, marking a major triumph for grassroots Indigenous ...
The Kichwa community of Serena says: No to mining! (Rebecca Wilson)

“A Movement Is Built by Many”

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Over 100 activists and storytellers from across the Americas gathered in the heart of the Ecuadorian Amazon to forge an ...
President-elect Daniel Nobua Azín at the August 2022 Session No. 791 of the Plenary of the National Assembly (Christian Medina / Asamblea Nacional / CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED)

The Victory of Businessman Daniel Noboa in Ecuador

After a meteoric rise amid an exceptionally violent campaign, a young political outsider beat Correismo once again, ushering in an ...
El presidente electo Daniel Nobua Azín en la Sesión No. 791 del Pleno de la Asamblea Nacional de agosto 2022 (Christian Medina / Asamblea Nacional / CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED)

La victoria del empresario Daniel Noboa Azín en Ecuador

Tras un ascenso meteórico en medio de una campaña excepcionalmente violenta, un joven desconocido volvió a derrotar al correismo, dando ...
Luisa González and Daniel Noboa will face off in the October 15, 2023 runoff election. (Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador / CC BY-SA 2.0)

Ecuador Heads to Presidential Runoff with Opposing Visions on the Ballot

Ecuadorian voters will now choose between two very distinct paths forward: a revival of social programs or more neoliberal economic ...
Facade of the Carondelet Palace or Government Palace located in the Plaza Grande, Historic Center of Quito (ANDES/Micaela Ayala V. / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0)

Will Correísmo Succeed in Surfing the Second Progressive Wave?

With two weeks to go before Ecuador's presidential elections, what obstacles does Correísmo face in defeating its right-wing opponents? Will ...
Fachada del Palacio de Carondelet, el Palacio de gobierno ubicado en la Plaza Grande, Centro Histórico de Quito (ANDES/Micaela Ayala V. / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0)

¿El Correísmo logrará surfear la segunda ola progresista?

Faltando dos semanas para las elecciones presidenciales en Ecuador, ¿cuáles son los obstáculos que padece el correísmo? ¿Conseguirá la correísta ...