United States redesigns its strategy in the region: A new military and diplomatic stronghold rises in Latin America in a key country
A Visit with a Message
Hudson Bay is to polar bears what Quito seems to be now to the United States: a turning point. At the Carondelet Palace, Marco Rubio, the head of U.S. diplomacy, presented a package of measures that reorganize . What is at stake here is not only regional security, but also the power narrative in the hemisphere.
Ecuador as a Cooperation Laboratory
President Daniel Noboa received the visit as an endorsement of his tough strategy. The extradition of alias Fito was just a preview: now, gangs like Los Choneros and Los Lobos are on the list. This enables sanctions, confiscations, and an unprecedented flow of intelligence. The promise includes nearly 20 million dollars in military aid, with drones to patrol coasts and security investment projects.
The Shadow of a Military Base
Beyond numbers and speeches, Rubio spoke of the reinstallation as a pending invitation, which will be subject to a referendum. If materialized, it would annul the constitutional ban in force since 2009. The location, strategic in the Pacific, would give a new outpost in its pulse with cartels and with Caracas.
With 39 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants, Ecuador has become the most violent country in South America. Noboa, inspired by Bukele, governs under a state of emergency and militarization. ., that reality offers the perfect justification: projecting the idea that their intervention is not imposition, but an act of mutual protection. In this alliance, security mixes with geopolitics and the narrative of the “way of life” that Washington insists on preserving.
