Expanding the approach of sovereignty: Ecuadorian Armed Forces facing transnational organized crime

Ecuadorean Armed Forces have been arguably ineffective in confronting transnational organised crime (TOC). The study argues that this ineffectiveness is due to the adoption of the Westphalian approach, which considers that the objective of the military is the defense of the different territorial dim...

• Main Author: Andrade-Vásquez, Miguel (author)
• Format: article
• Language: spa
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Fuerzas Armadas de Ecuador; soberanía; crimen organizado trasnacional; violencia; Estado; Armed Forces; sovereignty; transnational organized crime; violence; State
• Online Access: https://revistas.iaen.edu.ec/index.php/estado_comunes/article/view/313