
Daniel Pontón
Daniel Pontón is an academic at the Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales who has criticized the Ecuadorian government's security strategies, arguing that they lack a comprehensive approach to effectively address the escalating violence and crime in the country.
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Daniel Pontón is a security analyst who emphasized the historical necessity of the anti-mafia law project.
Propuesta de ley antimafia: ‘Se necesita cercar la economía de los criminales’, dicen analistas | Seguridad | NoticiasEl Universo – major Ecuadorian daily, est. 1921·
Ecuador· 2026-06-03
Daniel Pontón considers the security zone a way to conceal deficiencies in prison infrastructure.
Zona de seguridad en la Cárcel del Encuentro: ¿el blindaje será efectivo? | Seguridad | NoticiasEl Universo – major Ecuadorian daily, est. 1921·
Ecuador· 2025-11-17
Daniel Pontón, an expert in criminal policy, stated that controlling the Pacific corridor is becoming increasingly complex.
US warships’ Caribbean mission will divert drugs to the Pacific, experts warnCNN·
United States· 2025-09-04
Daniel Pontón is an academic who criticized the effectiveness of Noboa's Plan Fénix against narcoviolence.
una base militar, compra de armamento y ejército privadoEl Tiempo·
Colombia· 2025-04-07
















