Security in Central America's Northern Triangle: Violence Reduction and the Role of the Private Sector in El Salvador

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

This Americas Society policy brief highlights the role of the private sector in violence prevention to provide a more nuanced grasp of the space that can be filled by the business community. ... Read More

Interview: El Salvador’s Security Minister David Munguía Payés on the Gang Truce and Overall Security

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

After a private AS/COA roundtable in El Salvador on security and violence prevention, the minister discussed the results of El Salvador's gang truce and whether it is a model that could be replicated in Guatemala and Honduras. ... Read More

Entrevista: Ministro de Seguridad de El Salvador David Munguía Payés discute la tregua entre las pandillas

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

El ministro habló con AS/COA sobre los resultados de la tregua entre las pandillas en El Salvador y si es replicable en Guatemala y Honduras. ... Read More

Dueling Supreme Court Judges Grapple for Power in El Salvador

Wednesday, July 18, 2012  |  Rachel Glickhouse

A constitutional crisis imperiling the balance of power in El Salvador has resulted in two opposing groups of Supreme Court justices. ... Read More

Regional Cooperation Key for Central American Security

Tuesday, July 17, 2012  |  Jason Marczak  |  World Politics Review

Writing for World Politics Review, AS/COA's Jason Marczak examines the need for cross-border, multi-faceted strategies to combat violence in Central America. ... Read More

Local Elections in El Salvador May Test FMLN Legislative Plan

Tuesday, March 6, 2012  |  Rachel Glickhouse

While the governing party hopes to capture more congressional seats and push through reforms, it faces a stronger opposition seeking to block its legislative agenda. ... Read More

Bringing Youth into Labor Markets: Public-Private Efforts amid Insecurity and Migration

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

This white paper presents findings on ways to ease youth access to labor markets in Mexico and El Salvador, with lessons for the region as a whole. It draws attention to private-sector initiatives that promote youth employment through skills training, entrepreneurship, and support of at-risk youth. ... Read More

Partisans Set Back U.S. Interests in El Salvador

Tuesday, December 20, 2011  |  Jason Marczak  |  Houston Chronicle

"To help foster important reforms in El Salvador and the region, the United States needs an ambassador in place. And we need someone there now," writes AS/COA's Jason Marczak in an op-ed for the Houston Chronicle. ... Read More

Are U.S. Senators Really Pro-Homophobia Overseas?

Thursday, December 15, 2011  |  Christopher Sabatini  |  CNN Global Public Square

"Why is a position against violence targeting homosexuals and in defense of gay rights a valid reason to reject a nominee to an ambassadorship?" asks AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini, after the Senate's rejection of Mari Carmen Aponte as U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador. ... Read More