By Executive Decree 126, President Daniel Noboa eliminated the diesel subsidy that had anchored Ecuador's fuel prices since the mid-1970s, raising the pump price from USD 1.80 to USD 2.80 per gallon. The measure took effect on 13 September 2025 and will remain fixed until 11 December, after which a price-band mechanism applies. Guillermo Lasso and...
In a matter of months, the landscape of Ecuadorian migration has been upended. The Darién Gap, the treacherous jungle crossing once crowded with thousands of Ecuadorians risking everything to reach the United States, now sits eerily quiet. In early 2025, Ecuadorians have nearly vanished from that route. This is not merely a question of policy; it...
I boarded what I thought was the fastest train to a panel titled The End of Democracy: Latin American Perspectives on a Global Crisis. Only after admiring the calm Dutch polder rolling past did I realise the carriage was speeding in the opposite direction. A sudden leap onto the platform, an overpriced Uber, and a sheepish return later,...
