The democratic and institutional dismantling that Central America’s current tyrants are executing requires them to defy their states’ international commitments. These include regional treaties and agreements signed since the 1987 Esquipulas Accords—particularly the...
The most important story remains the plundering of the state and the political overhaul engineered by the president, his family circle, and their operatives to secure the continuity of a dynasty capable of running the country with impunity and, in time, of never...
Nayib Bukele came to power on an anti-corruption platform, but after six years in power, his government is among the most questioned for the immense opacity with which it operates. Meanwhile, during the same period, his family clan and 28 of his officials have...
United States Republican Senator Ted Cruz reported on Wednesday that he met with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, with whom he discussed “cutting-edge” counter-terrorism tactics to “combat” gangs, also known as maras. On the social media...
Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas arrived in El Salvador on Tuesday for a series of meetings to discuss the relationship between the United States and El Salvador. Upon arrival, Cruz confirmed he had met with Security Minister Gustavo Villatoro and was scheduled to...
Nayib Bukele knew. He always knew. It was his pact. The news is that Donald Trump also knew, and this opens one of the most cynical chapters in the relationship between that powerful man and the now-dictator of El Salvador. Bukele made a pact with El Salvador’s gangs...
