JAN 2022- #Ecuador- 'Center for Strategic and International Studies' -
'Preparing for Deterioration of the Latin America and Caribbean Strategic Environment- "... The Reinforcing Effects of Leftist Authoritarian Populism, China, and Covid-19. The region’s worrisome trajectory is the consequence of three mutually reinforcing phenomena: the Covid-19 pandemic, engagement with China, and the spread of a particular model of leftist authoritarian populism. The dynamic is enabled by long-standing citizen discontent with poverty, inequality, corruption, insecurity, and poor governance that fails to address those ills.
During 2007 to 2017 To varying degrees, Ecuador’s Rafael Correa, Bolivia’s Evo Morales, and Argentina’s Cristina Fernández de Kirchner all followed that playbook with variations that reflected their personal styles and the characteristics of the states in which they maneuvered for power. In each case, China played a key enabling role in the consolidation of power by those leftist populist leaders,
although largely as an artifact of China’s pursuit of its own commercial and strategic interests in those countries...."
The Covid-19 pandemic added a powerfully destabilizing element to the dangerously reinforcing cycle between China and populism. Significant protests in Ecuador, Chile, and Colombia in the fall of 2019 signaled that citizen discontent with even relatively effective governments in the region was at critical levels.
In addition to the enormous and prolonged direct public health effects of Covid-19 in the region, the pandemic contributed to the populism-China dynamic through its indirect effects on the economies of the region, crime and insecurity, and the fiscal balances of governments.
Evan Ellis is a senior associate (non-resident) with the Americas Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. - © 2022 by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. All rights reserved." -
🤠iffin you gonna move down or remain in Ecuador on into 2025, get prepared for whats a coming down the pike🥷🏼its not and has not been just a Coastal & #GYE thang, its also a Sierra & Metro #Quito Thanggy as well👮🏻♂️💰
My 2025 NewYears Resolution is more time out on the La G range, zz style, 🎸🥁🎸 cuzz (imho) we gonna dang sure be a needin it🥷🏼if anybody wants to no longer be an outlaw? Call me to join our Qtowne Quito gun club and get legal to tote with a 55hr CCW Course,
now a days The CCW is pretty much streamlined down to this:
plan on about $300 for to join the gun club,about $200 or up to $300 for the CCW course,about $300 for psyche, psycho and toxico exams,
a 9mm Taurus for say $1200.
a 9mm CZ for say $1500.
aprox $80 to $100 for a box of 50rds 9mm FMJ
i see peeps now a days getting legally armed in about a 3-4 months time frame, kinda like a tuff assed visa process!
'Always be prepared' - BSA & SA,
"When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns" - Louis L'Amour (1908-1988) Western novelist of ...
30OCT26⚡️'Ecuadorian electricity system ends the month of October 2026 showing better indicators than those recorded during the 2024 energy crisis, but preparing for a challenging transition. As of November 1, 2026, the Government of Daniel Noboa must fulfill its commitment to end industrial disconnections or blackouts (https://www.lahora.com.ec/economia/que-probabilidades-hay-de-que-ecuador-llegue-a-las-elecciones-del-29-de-noviembre-de-2026-sin-apagones-generalizados-20261025-0016.html) of three consecutive days per week...."
Regarding this total climate dependence, Miller is categorical in his analysis: "If it doesn't rain, even if the President stands on his head, there will be no energy. It doesn't matter what party you are from, if it doesn't rain as it is proposed in the system, there is no energy."
Mazar and Amaluza are the heart of Ecuador's electricity reserves
The current situation of the large water reserves in the south of the country shows a mixed picture:
Mazar: the reservoir ...
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27OCT26(AFP) US Base established in #Guayas 1hr from #GYE int airport✈️https://x.com/afpespanol/status/2115151040936804602?s=46&t=i54L5FgQ-47_fA61IWaAQg
