Ecuador - SWOT ANALYSIS
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Overall, Ecuador has lots of internal strengths, not many internal weaknesses, and some external opportunities and threats. It's government has many stabilizing factors because they have different branches of government and 24 provinces each with their own capital. This distribution of power allows for different regions of the country to be represented. However, this government also allows power to be decentralized from the central government, which affects decisions made by the government. This allows for long term stabilization as different regions can discuss issues which wouldn't be addressed by a singular government. Another strength is that lots of people in Ecuador share heritage, language and religion. Lots of Ecuadorians share race, Catholicism, and speak Spanish. This allows for communication between people to be easy, as well as shared beliefs to unite people. In the long term, these factors will increase the stability of Ecuador because more people will be willing to work together and solve problems that need to be addressed.
Furthermore, Ecuador has a mixed external level of stability. In the past, Ecuador has fought and lost many wars, specifically with Peru. Peru borders Ecuador in the South and Peru has tried to take some of Ecuador's land by extending the border further North. On all of these occasions, Ecuador has lost the war and land. However, now Peru and Ecuador are on good terms and are both members of the ALADI. Ecuador is also part of the WTO and Andean community. These unions will help strengthen the stability of Ecuador by providing support if issues happen in Ecuador. A large destabilizing factor of Ecuador was the colonization which occurred when the Spaniards went to South America and introduced them to many diseases. These diseased caused many deaths of natives and is probably the most destabilizing factor of Ecuador.
Overall, Ecuador has lots of internal strengths, not many internal weaknesses, and some external opportunities and threats. It's government has many stabilizing factors because they have different branches of government and 24 provinces each with their own capital. This distribution of power allows for different regions of the country to be represented. However, this government also allows power to be decentralized from the central government, which affects decisions made by the government. This allows for long term stabilization as different regions can discuss issues which wouldn't be addressed by a singular government. Another strength is that lots of people in Ecuador share heritage, language and religion. Lots of Ecuadorians share race, Catholicism, and speak Spanish. This allows for communication between people to be easy, as well as shared beliefs to unite people. In the long term, these factors will increase the stability of Ecuador because more people will be willing to work together and solve problems that need to be addressed.
Furthermore, Ecuador has a mixed external level of stability. In the past, Ecuador has fought and lost many wars, specifically with Peru. Peru borders Ecuador in the South and Peru has tried to take some of Ecuador's land by extending the border further North. On all of these occasions, Ecuador has lost the war and land. However, now Peru and Ecuador are on good terms and are both members of the ALADI. Ecuador is also part of the WTO and Andean community. These unions will help strengthen the stability of Ecuador by providing support if issues happen in Ecuador. A large destabilizing factor of Ecuador was the colonization which occurred when the Spaniards went to South America and introduced them to many diseases. These diseased caused many deaths of natives and is probably the most destabilizing factor of Ecuador.