Ecuador, once known as the "Island of Peace," has descended into a nightmare of narco-terrorism that threatens to destabilize all of South America. From prison riots orchestrated by cartel bosses to political assassinations and brazen attacks on law enforcement, Ecuador is experiencing a security collapse of unprecedented proportions. We trace the origins of this crisis back to U.S. drug policies that inadvertently created power vacuums now being exploited by sophisticated criminal networks with ties to Mexican cartels. This is how it all went down and what is coming next. Check out my pure history channel: @HistoryWithStakuyi https://www.youtube.com/@HistoryWithStakuyi Travel with me to Croatia https://trovatrip.com/trip/europe/croatia/croatia-with-steven-bell-jun-2026 Travel to Greece with me https://trovatrip.com/trip/europe/greece/greece-with-steven-bell-jun-2026 Support me on Patreon for extra content https://www.patreon.com/c/stakuyi For sources: Make sure to check out my Patreon, I will be posting all sources there for future videos for the public BUY MY COFFEE IT’S DELICIOUS https://tablowroastingco.com/products/stakuyi-lewis-dark Subscribe to my channels and let me know what more you would like to see. We organize games through Discord https://discord.com/invite/BJsRA6UpXx Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/stakuyi Podcast https://historyofeverythingpodcast.com/ Check out our sister podcast @MysteryOfEverythingPodcast Find us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/historyofeverythingpod/