Topic: Rafael Correa

Edward Snowden to Venezuela? Bolivia? Chatter about asylum sites morphing.

Asylum options for leaker Edward Snowden keep narrowing. Even countries that don't mind poking the US aren't necessarily ready to take him in.

Where should Snowden go? His dad, Russia, and Ecuador all weigh in.

Edward Snowden's father told NBC his son might return to the US if conditions were met.

Terrorism & Security Long layover: Ecuador says it could take two months to decide on Snowden's asylum

Russian officials say NSA leaker Edward Snowden is still in a Moscow airport.

Ecuador: Snowden would be protected on our soil

But the South American nation is no bastion of free speech. Its ranking on press freedom is going from bad to worse.

Could Snowden make Ecuador's leader 'the new Chávez?'

In championing Snowden, President Correa is further cementing his image as a successor to Chávez who can take on the US.

With Assange still in Ecuadorean embassy, the country tightens press freedom

A year after Julian Assange sought shelter in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, journalists say a restrictive new media law could make Wikileaks cables illegal to publish in local press.

South American leaders likely to back Venezuela's Maduro in emergency meeting

Despite complaints from some Venezuelans that Sunday's election had irregularities, analysts say leaders in the region will likely support Mr. Maduro’s election in order to maintain stability.

Chavez funeral: lavish nod to a populist touch and global reach (+video)

More than 55 world leaders attended the Chávez funeral, while thousands of ordinary Venezuelans queued to view his body, which is lying in state. 

Latin America Monitor Ecuador's Correa wins reelection and Venezuela's Chavez returns home

While Ecuador's Correa celebrated winning his third term in office, Venezuela's Hugo Chávez made a surprise return home. What does this mean for Latin America's leftist leadership?

Ecuador's Correa wins reelection, eyes investment

President Correa won by more than 30 percentage points, allowing him to deepen his socialist revolution even as he courts foreign investment for the resource-wealthy Andean nation.

Why Ecuador's Correa looks set to win Sunday's presidential election

President Correa has been criticized internationally for limiting press freedoms and granting Julian Assange asylum in Ecuador's London embassy. But his social programs and public works projects have been popular at home.

With Chávez's health in doubt, so is leadership of Latin American left

Is there another regional leader with the clout and charisma to pick up where the Venezuelan president left off?

Latin America Monitor 2013 elections in Latin America: Does victory at the polls ensure a full democratic term?

Ecuador, Paraguay, and Honduras have each had at least one irregular power transition in the past decade. Given their histories, finishing a term may be more meaningful than democratic elections.

New York judge's ruling sparks nationalist surge in Argentina

Stakes are high for Argentina's President Kirchner in a legal tug-of-war over full repayment of bonds from the country's 2002 default. Kirchner says her country is the victim of 'judicial colonialism.'

How will the FARC-Colombia peace talks impact Latin America?

Ridding Latin America of the FARC could mean a better business climate, reduced tensions between Colombia and its neighbors, and space for the rise of a new left in Colombia.

A role reversal as former colonies meet former colonists at Ibero-American summit

Spain and Portugal, once the heavy hitters in the annual meeting of Iberian and Latin American nations, are now looking to their one-time colonies for help amid their debt crisis.

Latin America Monitor Four more years? Ecuador's Correa announces run for reelection

President Correa is famous abroad for protecting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. But for Ecuadorean voters, Correa's personality may be decisive, writes a guest blogger.

Archaic defamation laws threaten Caribbean media

Defamation laws have been used more in the Caribbean and Latin America than other parts of the world. Some countries are now working to overturn the laws.

Cuban Missile Crisis: 5 ways leftist ideology lives on in Latin America

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, when the US and the Soviet Union were on the brink of nuclear war over the installation of Soviet missiles in Cuba.

Latin America Monitor Wikileaks' Assange marks Day 100 inside Ecuadorean embassy

Ecuador says it will host Assange in its London embassy indefinitely, but the decision to continue supporting the Wikileaks founder could have negative repercussions for the Andean nation.

Britain and Ecuador take steps to resolving Assange row

On Sunday Britain expressed interest in reopening a dialogue with Ecuador regarding the presence of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in London.

As Argentina's economy slows, President Cristina Fernandez's popularity dips

Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez's popularity dropped drastically over the past year, mostly due to a rise in inflation and an increase in street crime.

Ecuador's President Correa sees no end to Assange standoff in UK (+video)

Ecuador's president says he understands Assange's fears about being sent to the US to face charges over WikiLeaks' 2010 publication of secret US cables, but he also remains open to talks over Asssange's fate.

Ecuador's Correa says no hypocrisy in his defense of WikiLeaks' Assange

Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa, whose government has closed 14 news outlets since the start of the year, says his free speech defense of Assange isn't hypocritical because different rules apply.

In Pictures Julian Assange and the WikiLeaks Scandal