Contributions from Chase Harrison
Explainer: El Salvador’s 2021 Legislative Elections
In 2019, Nayib Bukele upended Salvadoran politics, winning the presidency with his populist message. Now, a midterm gives him the chance to consolidate power.
LatAm in Focus: Washington’s Shifts on Central America Policy
El Faro’s Nelson Rauda covers the Biden administration’s approach to El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala ahead of 2021 elections in two of those countries.
The Coronavirus in Latin America
/ Elizabeth Gonzalez
/ Chase Harrison
/ Katie Hopkins
/ Luisa Horwitz
/ Paola Nagovitch
/ Holly K. Sonneland
/ Carin Zissis
One year in, AS/COA Online’s tracker offers an in-depth look at governments’ responses to the pandemic from reopenings to curfews to vaccine rollouts.