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Matías Abad Merchán

Professor at the School of International Studies of the University of Azuay and former governor of Azuay during the government of Guillermo Lasso. Master's degree in Latin American studies, University of Salamanca, Spain.

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Ecuador’s late insertion into the structure of global organized crime

In a context of profound state weaknesses, Ecuador has ceased to be a marginal actor and has instead become fully—and belatedly—integrated into the dynamics of transnational organized crime.