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Ecuador

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Overview

Ecuador took longer than many other countries in Latin America to expand its military's traditional duties to include activities such as counterinsurgency (COIN) and disaster relief. This was partially due to a border war fought with Peru in 1995 that kept the Ecuadorian military focused on external threats.
 
Ecuador also faces the external threat of drug-funded guerrilla armies from Colombia. The FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, in English) and ELN...

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