News Snapshot:
It is the moment of truth for Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso. A host of forces in the country — anti-democratic, pro-illicit drug production, pro-Russia, pro-Chinese Communist Party, and forces generally opposed to the rule of law — have begun the process to remove Lasso, the legitimately elected president. Lasso greatly needs U.S. support right now, given the timeline for impeachment, which is less than 30 days away. Embezzlement accusations against President Lasso surround a contract by Ecuadorian oil shipping company, Flopec, that was signed before Lasso took office. He has been accused of knowingly allowing a contract which “harms the...
