Cecilia Farfán Méndez
July 20, 2010
Central American leaders gathered in San Salvador July 20 to coordinate strategies for stemming the rising tide of violence caused by organized crime, particularly in the “northern triangle” of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras.

Americas Quarterly
Julio Rank Wright
February 19, 2010
"As long as young political leaders committed to the ideals of democracy, freedom and equal access to opportunities remain on the sidelines, we'll never progress," writes Julio Rank Wright of the Executive National Council of El Salvador's ARENA party, in the Winter 2010 issue of Americas Quarterly.

Carin Zissis
September 11, 2009
While some journalists reporting in Latin America face threats to personal security, others deal with official intimidation in what some warn could roll back hard-won press freedoms. But governments and journalists have also taken steps to ensure greater access to information.

Carin Zissis
August 26, 2009
The White House predicts little movement on comprehensive immigration reform before 2010. The ailing economy taking up much of the Obama administration’s time has shown its impact in immigration and remittances as well.

Americas Quarterly
Adriana Beltrán
Summer 2009
Police aren't the problem, they're the solution. They just need to be better paid and better trained.

Sydney Morning Herald
Lachlan Carmichael
June 3, 2009
With the inauguration of Mauricio Funes, El Salvador has joined the ranks of pragmatist Latin American leftist governments, says ASCOA's Christopher Sabatini, referring to the country's historic recent elections, which saw a democratic transfer of power from right to left.

Carin Zissis
June 2, 2009
Mauricio Funes took office this week in El Salvador, marking a historic power handover. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attended, stressing the Obama administration's "new approach" to the Americas. At the OAS General Assembly in Honduras, the OAS chose to reverse a 1962 ruling that suspended Cuban membership.

May 13, 2009
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recognized that democratic elections are now the norm in the Western Hemisphere and argued that the next step is to address social inequality. The secretary closed the 39th Washington Conference on the Americas.

Carlos Macias and Carin Zissis
March 17, 2009
After a divisive election, El Salvador's next president, Mauricio Funes, makes calls for unity and a moderate route to help shore up his country's economy at a time of global financial insecurity. But some raise concerns about which way he may find himself pulled by some members of his party.

Carlos Macias
March 10, 2009
Leftist candidate Mauricio Funes won the March 15 election, unseating the ruling party by defeating Rodrigo Ávila at the polls. Ávila argued that Funes will mimic Venezuela's Chávez, but Funes said he looks to Brazil's Lula as an example.

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