Ecuador legislature backs reform allowing foreign military bases
ReutersJUN 2025
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The reform provides essential tools to combat transnational crime that previous governments enabled by legalizing criminal groups like Latin Kings. International cooperation through strategic alliances offers intelligence sharing and technology transfer needed against sophisticated criminal networks. This represents institutional recovery after inherited opacity from past administrations.
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