Ecuador

Colombia will delay restoring diplomatic relations with Ecuador because of "aggressive" comments by Ecuador's president, the Colombian foreign minister has announced. [more]

Interpol cleared Colombian authorities of claims that it may have tampered with documents it attained during a raid into Ecuador. Those documents allegedly support claims by Colombia that both Ecuador and Venezuela were cooperating with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. [more]

Geographic barriers have decreased conflict between South American nations. But as countries in the continent jockey for political and economic clout, the continent's geopolitical balance will change. [more]

Though the world is watching the growing tensions between Venezuela and Colombia, the issue is a crisis manufactured by the government in Caracas for President Hugo Chavez's own ends, argues Peter Zeihan, Stratfor's director of global analysis. [more]

Ecuadorian troops headed toward the border with Colombia on March 3 in response to a cross-border raid by Colombian troops targeting Colombian rebels in Ecuadorian territory. [more]