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Very pleased to welcome Professor Avonallis,

US Army War College, Latin American Research Professor

at the Strategic Studies Institute. there is trouble in Ecuador. Why this is a profound

challenge is that Ecuador is the number two country contributing to flight from violence, crossing the Darin gap to get to America and refuge.

Number two, and as well as number one, Ecuador, however increasingly, is out of control.

So I welcome the professor to comment on the recent news from Kito, the capital.

Ecuador's president, Daniel Nuboa, has one significant voter support for a raft of security measures he says

will help him fight sharply increased crime. A quick vote tally by the National Electoral

Council showed recently.

Professor, a very good evening to you.

As I understand it, Ecuador has been tumbling for some time.

The first time I was aware that violence reaches into the political sphere was the

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