In spite of his political battles at home and criticism from abroad, El Salvador’s president ends his first year in office with an approval rating north of 90 percent.
The president’s election heralded change, but his strongman tactics suggest otherwise.
The president’s election heralded change, but his strongman tactics suggest otherwise.
From a daily tracker of cases in Latin America, to podcasts and online events with public health experts, AS/COA is monitoring the novel coronavirus and its impact on the region.
The president marched into the National Assembly with armed soldiers on February 6 after a group of legislators held up funding for his national security strategy.
"In a lot of countries, these classic images of stern-faced soldiers with rifles overseeing politics had become taboo," said AS/COA's Brian Winter to The Washington Post.
A review of Juan Pablo Villalobos' The Other Side, a book for young adults on the realities of migration to the U.S.
