Sanctions for China, and for Russia? — Sanciones por China, ¿y por Rusia?
In the right direction on Central America, the Trump Administration has issued a directive—a new sanctions instrument—to designate collaborators of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Oddly enough, the first individual sanctioned in April was former Costa Rican...
Bukele: Indefinite Reelection, an Advisory Opinion, and Inter-American Silence — Bukele: La reelección indefinida, una opinión consultiva y el silencio interamericano
On August 1 of this year, the Salvadoran Congress approved a fast-tracked constitutional reform to allow Nayib Bukele to be reelected indefinitely. The Congress is controlled by Bukele’s party, Nuevas Ideas (NI), which holds fifty-four of the sixty seats in the...
Nayib Bukele’s inmates could spend up to seven years in prison without trial — Los presos de Nayib Bukele podrían pasar hasta siete años en prisión sin juicio
On June 1, as he began his seventh year in office, Nayib Bukele issued a promise regarding the fate of the nearly 90,000 people imprisoned under the state of emergency: “We are not going to release them now, nor ever,” he said. Two and a half months later, in...
Schrödinger’s Bitcoin Purchases? El Salvador Should Issue Clarification — ¿Compras de Bitcoin de Schrödinger? El Salvador Debería Emitir una Aclaración
Many may be familiar with Schrödinger’s paradox: a cat in a box cannot be considered alive or dead until observed, because its fate depends on quantum events that may or may not occur. Today, the purported bitcoin purchases of the Salvadoran government can be...