AQ Podcast | Ecuador’s Difficult Battle with Organized Crime
An analysis of the numbers on the war on crime, Noboa’s reputation at home and abroad and a look at Ecuador’s economy.
Ecuador’s young president Daniel Noboa is engaged in a tough battle with organized crime groups that paralyzed the country earlier this year. It’s been six months since that dramatic series of events. In this episode we take stock of what has happened since. How successfully has the government dealt with the security crisis How valid are comparisons between Ecuador’s crackdown and that of Nayib Bukele in El Salvador What has happened to Noboa’s popularity after it spiked following those attacks in January And is Noboa considered the favorite to be reelected in Ecuador’s next...
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