El Salvador

  • Oct 31, 2016
  • 2 min read

El Salvador arrests may exacerbate political gridlock

With both main parties, and three former presidents implicated in corruption, public faith in the government will suffer

El Salvador
  • Sep 7, 2016
  • 2 min read

Funes's Nicaragua asylum may harm El Salvador's FMLN

Changing security policies and allegations by a former president make it hard for the ruling party to defend its record

El Salvador
  • Aug 31, 2016
  • 2 min read

Police protests compound security fears in El Salvador

As violence spirals, increasing discontent among the country's police officers threatens to undermine security efforts

El Salvador
  • Jul 29, 2016
  • 2 min read

El Salvador gang raids will exacerbate violence

While hard-line tactics offer temporary coups for the security forces, they may backfire in the long term

El Salvador
  • Jul 20, 2016
  • 7 min read

Amnesty law ruling may not reopen cases in El Salvador

The ruling creates pressure to reopen civil-war cases, but the judiciary will face pressure to focus on gang violence

El Salvador
  • Jul 15, 2016
  • 2 min read

El Salvador amnesty ruling will be a mixed blessing

The need to face up to the crimes of the past could affect El Salvador's ability to deal with those of the present

El Salvador
  • Apr 20, 2016
  • 6 min read

El Salvador water emergency will offer short-term fix

El Salvador's water emergency will free up resources, but will fail to tackle institutional and structural issues

El Salvador
  • Mar 21, 2016
  • 7 min read

Military force will exacerbate violence in El Salvador

While critics lambasted the gang truce, militarisation is doing nothing to reduce El Salvador's violence

El Salvador