pjmedia.com By Sarah Anderson
Expect to hear a lot more out of Ecuador in the news in the near future. It’s quickly becoming one of the United States’ greatest partners and allies in the Western Hemisphere, especially when it comes to security matters.
In an interview with Univision earlier this week, the country’s president, Daniel Noboa, talked about his partnerships with the United States. It took place just after Donald Trump and Marco Rubio’s Shield of the Americas summit in Doral, Fla., which Noboa attended as one of 12 heads of state ready to partner with the U.S. on numerous issues, specifically fighting cartels and crime in the Western Hemisphere.
As I’ve written, Ecuador was once one of the most peaceful countries in Latin America, but over the last decade, it has become one of the most violent. Noboa, who is tough on crime, has been in office for about two years and has been fighting an uphill battle against the criminal organizations that have largely taken over the country. Joe Biden never did too much in the way of helping Ecuador, but that has changed under Trump. In September, Marco Rubio traveled to the country to talk about security and offer U.S. military support. The State Department also designated Los Choneros and Los Lobos, Ecuador’s two most prominent criminal organizations, as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists…
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