Confronting Ecuador’s gang violence with international power? 

Port in Ecuador

Guayaquil port, Ecuador, is one of many ports commonly used to ship drugs to Europe and the USA. Photo: Andrés López Maldonado / Unsplash

 

Ecuador, located between two of the largest cocaine producers in Latin America, Peru and Colombia, has become increasingly violent in recent years. Ecuador’s president, Daniel Noboa, told the BBC he wants foreign military aid to help fight his “war” against …

How an 8-day mission turned into a 9-month expedition at the ISS

The ISS houses up to 13 astronauts from around the world (Photo Credit: NASA/Roscosmos)

 

NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams were welcomed by dolphins as they splashed down off the coast of Florida on the 19th of March, marking their much-anticipated return after an unexpected nine-month stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS). …