From Marine Sanctuary to Military Outpost: Washington and Ecuador’s Covert Strategies for the Galapagos Islands

The recent decree issued by Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa has sparked significant concern, as it contradicts the nation’s constitutional prohibition against foreign military bases. This decree effectively allows the United States military to establish a base in the Galapagos Islands, a UNESCO Natural Heritage Site and critical marine reserve. Historically, such actions would have incited...