Ecuador’s crime wave demands a more sophisticated response, says its former attorney-general
Diana Salazar explains why investigators need more help from abroad—as well as more Kevlar-clad protectors at home
OVER RECENT decades, international integration and new technologies have helped create or expand all manner of markets. Unfortunately, this applies just as much to illicit markets as legitimate ones. Cross-border criminality has thrived. At its worst, this nefarious activity can become a serious threat to democratic institutions and internal state security. That is the case in Ecuador.
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