Newly re-elected President Rafael Correa will face different challenges than he did in his first term.
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Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa at Carondelet Palace in Quito on Jan. 19, 2009.
Though the two countries often find themselves at odds, bilateral cooperation remains important.
By mid-century, South America will experience the demographic challenges that Europe and Northeast Asia currently face.
South American drug traffickers are using Pacific shipping routes to meet increasing demand in Asia and Oceania.
