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Ecuador Declares State of ‘Internal Armed Conflict’ to Fight Criminal Networks

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declared a state of “internal armed conflict” against transnational criminal networks after a wave of street violence swept the South American country.… Read More Ecuador Declares State of ‘Internal Armed Conflict’ to Fight Criminal Networks

January 9, 2024May 11, 2026 N. H. GillLeave a comment

Political Landslides: Water and the Environment in Ecuador’s Presidential Elections

On February 12, a wall of rocks and mud buried Chanchán, a small community in the Andean province of Chimborazo in central Ecuador… Read More Political Landslides: Water and the Environment in Ecuador’s Presidential Elections

February 28, 2021October 29, 2025 N. H. GillLeave a comment

Ecuador Credit Talks Silent on Debts to History

Ecuador won approval to restructure about a third of its international bonds this week, alleviating part of the fiscal hangover from the Correa administration’s ruinous decade in power.… Read More Ecuador Credit Talks Silent on Debts to History

August 4, 2020May 11, 2026 N. H. GillLeave a comment

Southern Affairs

Southern Affairs publishes investigative reporting, historical research, and critical reviews about current events and topics in Latin America.

The site was founded in 2006 by Nathan Gill, PhD, a professor of history and former bureau chief and emerging markets reporter for Bloomberg News in Ecuador and Chile.


Nature Wars

Nature Wars is a newsletter analyzing environmental conflict and natural resource markets in Ecuador. Combining over two decades of investigative reporting and historical research, it provides expert insight into the political, economic, social, and environmental conflicts driving risk in the Andean nation’s oil, mining, and bond markets.



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