El Salvador

  • Oct 12, 2023
  • 7 min read

El Salvador security improvements may not last

El Salvador’s gangs have been dealt a blow, and may never be the same again, but lasting security is far from guaranteed

El Salvador
  • Aug 18, 2023
  • 7 min read

Challenges lie ahead for El Salvador's economy

While El Salvador remains resilient, its macroeconomic fundamentals are fragile

El Salvador
  • Jul 10, 2023
  • 2 min read

El Salvador’s Bukele will seek, and win, re-election

The president will seek a second term in office despite the move being of questionable legality

El Salvador
  • Jul 6, 2023
  • 2 min read

Funes sentence will help Bukele’s image in El Salvador

A former president has been handed another jail term, but, living abroad, is unlikely to serve any of it

El Salvador
  • May 30, 2023
  • 2 min read

Funes sentencing will benefit El Salvador’s Bukele

The president will benefit from distancing himself from any suggestion of involvement in talks with the country's gangs

El Salvador
  • May 18, 2023
  • 2 min read

El Salvador security crackdown may intensify

With his approval ratings soaring, the president has no incentive to change his security strategy

El Salvador
  • May 11, 2023
  • 2 min read

Popularity will perpetuate El Salvador gang crackdown

The president is hailing dramatically reduced homicide rates, but peace is coming at a heavy cost

El Salvador
  • Feb 27, 2023
  • 2 min read

Claims of El Salvador gang talks may drive crackdown

The opening of an enormous prison looks like a statement of intent by the Bukele government

El Salvador