Opinion

Opinion: Gang truce or not, President Bukele is still popular in El Salvador

Despite accusations of negotiating a secret truce with organized crime, authoritarianism, corruption, and nepotism, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele keeps a strong score of popularity among Salvadorans. During the first half of his five-year term, the international community has condemned military actions, such as when Bukele entered the Salvadoran parliament with heavy-armed military staff to pressure … Read more

Why San Salvador (Not Caracas) is the World’s Most Violent City

Venezuela’s capital city of Caracas is and will be, until January of next year at least, considered the world’s most violent city… except it isn’t. Mexican non-governmental organization (NGO) the Citizen’s Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice (Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y la Justicia Penal – CCSPJP) has published its list of the world’s 50 Most Violent Cities in … Read more