El Salvador without Rule of Law
Cutting down trees illegally to build a mall in San Salvador Sur reveals a form of government without laws, that privileges cronies, does away with transparency and destroys the environment.
Category: Peacebuilding – Focus on El Salvador
Peace in El Salvador: An Export Model?
I write these lines on my return from a community in the north of San Salvador, one of those out-of-the-way places that don’t exist in Google Maps and where cellphones don’t work.
“Bukelismo,” A Deceptive, Illiberal Model of Peace: Spreading from El Salvador to the United States
On January 1, 2025, a viral post on the social media platform X touted the alleged reduction in homicides in El Salvador under President Nayib Bukele from 6,656 in 2015 (which equated to a world-leading homicide rate per person) to 114 in 2024 (the lowest rate in the Western Hemisphere).
Beyond the Iron Fist: Mining the New El Salvador
Marching towards what he calls the New El Salvador, President Nayib Bukele has revolutionized many aspects of the country’s reality.
Lessons from El Salvador: Bukele’s “Peace Model”
Throughout 2024, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele incessantly repeated that his tough measures against violent gangs finally brought peace to the country.
