A Dubious Claim of Success: Ecuador's President Stakes His Reforms on US Backing Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has been touting his administration's crime fighting efforts, backed by the United States, as a way to quell growing concerns over the country's spiraling violence.
However, beneath the surface of his recent State of the Union address lies a complex web of issues that raise more questions than answers.
Noboa's administration has made headlines with the extradition of high profile crime bosses and the seizure of large quantities of drugs.