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May 9, 2023

Ecuador
Crisis in Quito: President Guillermo Lasso Heads to Impeachment Vote 

Polarization is pushing Ecuador to the brink of a constitutional crisis

Anti-Lasso Protestor
Blog Post by Will Freeman Latin America’s Moment

August 4, 2015

China
How to Make Compromise Compelling: Christensen and Goldstein on U.S.-China Relations

Sitting on the beach—or less fortuitously in an office—with nothing better to do in the last weeks of summer than read a few books on U.S.-China relations? You might want to pick up the new books by …

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets China's President Xi Jinping, on the sidelines of a nuclear security summit, in The Hague March 24 2014. Obama began crisis talks with his European allies on Monday after Ukraine announced the evacuation of its troops from Crimea, effectively yielding the region to Russian forces which stormed one of Kiev's last bases there. Obama, who has imposed tougher sanctions on Moscow than European leaders over its seizure of the Black Sea peninsula, will seek support for his fi
Blog Post by Elizabeth C. Economy Asia Unbound

February 14, 2024

Ecuador
Can Ecuador Avoid Becoming a Narco-State

Criminal groups have captured parts of the state. A broad political coalition must fight corruption and root them out.

Photo of Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa
Blog Post by Will Freeman Latin America’s Moment

May 15, 2023

Latin America
Latin America’s Moment Returns

The Council on Foreign Relations’ blog on Latin America and the world will again feature regular analysis and updates on trends shaping the region.

Migrants stand near the border wall after crossing the Rio Bravo river with the intention of turning themselves in to the U.S. Border Patrol agents, as seen from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
Blog Post by Will Freeman and Shannon K. O'Neil Latin America’s Moment

June 14, 2023

Ecuador
A Surge in Crime and Violence Has Ecuador Reeling

Ecuadorians say crime and public authorities’ inability, or unwillingness, to stop it is what they are most worried about. 

DOCUMENT DATE:  May 17, 2023  Security forces keep guard outside the National Assembly after Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the Assembly in a decree, bringing forward legislative and presidential elections, a day after he presented his defence in an impeachment process against him, in Quito, Ecuador May 17, 2023.
Blog Post by Will Freeman Latin America’s Moment