A Dangerous Partnership: Abuses, Unanswered Questions, and US-Ecuador Security Cooperation

The deepening security relationship between the United States and Ecuador has come under intense scrutiny following a comprehensive investigation by Human Rights Watch (HRW). The report, released in Washington, D.C., alleges that joint operations and intelligence-sharing initiatives have been linked to a series of grave human rights violations, including torture, arbitrary detentions, and unexplained drone […]

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US Lifts Sanctions on Senior Malian Officials Amid Resumed Intelligence Cooperation and Regional Security Shifts

The United States government has formally announced the removal of sanctions against three high-ranking Malian military officials previously targeted for their roles in facilitating the presence of the Russian-backed Wagner Group. The decision, executed by the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), involves Defense Minister Sadio Camara, Air Force Chief of […]

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