El Salvador today is emerging as a new version of the narco-state: a gang state, in which organized crime and authoritarian rule go hand-in-hand.
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The Emerging Gang State in El Salvador
Michael Paarlberg | 
Xiomara Castro: An Unlikely U.S. Partner
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U.S. leaders have taken exactly the right approach with the new leader of Honduras, welcoming Castro as a partner to resolve the root causes of migration.
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El Salvador’s Peace Accords Mark 30 Years
Christine Wade | 
El Salvador’s peace has been an imperfect one. But Bukele is mistaken if he believes that erasing the past will build a better future.
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USAID in Central America: Less Is Better
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Policymakers argue that more aid money will reduce the incentive to emigrate, while remaining stubbornly oblivious to the fact that past money did not ...
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The Top Ten LGBTQ Stories of 2021 from Latin America and the Caribbean
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Brazilians learned they have a gay governor; LGBTQ acceptance is expanding in some countries; and Chile adopted full marriage equality.
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The Summit for Democracy: What the Media Missed
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Media coverage of the December 8-10 Summit for Democracy has largely focused on President Joe Biden’s remarks, coupled with critical reactions from China, ...
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Nicaragua’s Flip to China: What Does It Mean for the Region?
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The United States no longer has the luxury to scold its partners in the region. Washington has never faced a hemisphere so politically disposed to resist ...
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America is Back? The reframing of democracy promotion in Latin America
María Isabel Puerta Riera | 
The failures in exporting American democracy call for the reframing of democracy promotion as a strategy. If the Biden administration develops a combined ...
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It’s No Joke: Bukele’s Authoritarian Language
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Bukele has responded to critics with derision, even changing his Twitter bio to “Dictator of El Salvador.” He leaves just enough doubt to say, “I was only ...
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