More: El Salvador
The Illusion of Freedom: Latin America’s Authoritarian Drift
Latin America’s political landscape has seen sweeping shifts in recent years. On one hand, a so-called “second Pink Tide” has returned left-of-centre governments to...
El Salvador’s Bukele on Path to Perpetual Power, Say Critics
By Emily Green
There was no shortage of warning signs that El Salvador President Nayib Bukele would attempt to stay in power indefinitely, his critics...
The Bukele Effect
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has been making his mark on Salvadoran society as a president focused on security and violence reduction through his...
Five Latin American States Abstained at UN’s Ukraine Resolution and Here is Why
During the special emergency session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on March 2nd, only five Latin American states renounced from condemning Russia’s...
Using the Private Sector to Spark Investment for Change in Latin America
Authors: Antonio Garrastazu, Rima Kawas and Valerie Dowling*
The Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras and their neighbor Mexico are some of...
As Refugees Flee Central America, the Mexican Public Sours On Accepting Them
Authors: Isabel Eliassen, Alianna Casas, Timothy S. Rich*
In recent years, individuals from Central America’s Northern Triangle (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) have been forced...
Maximizing Biden’s Plan to Combat Corruption and Promote Good Governance in Central America
Authors: Lauren Mooney and Eguiar Lizundia*
To tackle enduring political, economic and security challenges in the Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras,...
Central Bank Digital Currencies: What do they offer?
The decision of the government of El Salvador to adopt bitcoin as legal tender has invited mixed reactions from around the globe. Notwithstanding the...
Bitcoin Legalization In El Salvador: Heading Towards A Crypto-Friendly Regime
Cryptocurrencies are surely one of the hotly debated topics across the globe. There’s always an ambiguity surrounding the usage and permissibility of crypto assets....
Improving productivity key to unleashing sustainable growth in Central America
The six Central American countries (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama) can increase the productivity of their economies and workforce and...