Ecuadorian Navy Deploys Vessels to Stop Increased Coastal Drug Trafficking

January 07, 2013

Brazil, Partner Nations Strengthen Security Against Transnational Crime Through Riverine Exercises

August 11, 2026

For decades, South America’s great rivers were viewed primarily as commercial arteries and instruments of regional integration. Today, however, many of these waterways have […]

Special Report

For decades, Ecuador was perceived as an exception in a region plagued by drug trafficking, armed violence, and criminal capture of the state. While neighboring countries faced open wars between cartels and state forces, Ecuador seemed to remain on the sidelines of these dynamics. That image began to slowly crack and finally collapsed in January […]