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SITUATION REPORTS
El Salvador: Legislative Assembly Approves Article Allowing for Faster Constitutional Reforms
Apr 30, 2024 | 20:08 GMT
El Salvador, China: Governments Discuss Free Trade Agreement
Apr 17, 2024 | 19:37 GMT
El Salvador: Bitcoin-Boosting Bukele Breezes Through Presidential Elections
Feb 5, 2024 | 18:26 GMT
El Salvador: President Bukele Steps Down to Run for Reelection
Dec 1, 2023 | 21:23 GMT
El Salvador: Government to Begin Talks Over Free Trade Agreement With China
Nov 10, 2022 | 20:11 GMT
El Salvador: President Bukele Announced Reelection Campaign
Sep 16, 2022 | 15:07 GMT
El Salvador: Government to Issue Debt Buyback Offer
Jul 27, 2022 | 19:52 GMT
U.S., Central America: White House Announced $1.9 Billion Private Sector Investment
Jun 7, 2022 | 17:17 GMT
![Flooding on the Rimac River on March 18, 2017, in Chosica, at the foot of the Andes east of Lima, Peru. The current El Nino contributed to floods, crop failure, heat waves and drought across Latin America in 2023, and its effects will persist until it lifts in the second quarter of 2024. Flooding on the Rimac River on March 18, 2017, in Chosica, at the foot of the Andes east of Lima, Peru. The current El Nino contributed to floods, crop failure, heat waves and drought across Latin America in 2023, and its effects will persist until it lifts in the second quarter of 2024.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/peru-654940404.jpg?itok=UkJKkOhP)
AssessmentsFeb 7, 2024
How El Nino Will Impact Latin America in 2024
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AssessmentsFeb 3, 2024
The Weekly Rundown: A Potential Gaza Cease-Fire, Elections in Pakistan and El Salvador
![Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele (C) speaks Oct. 26, 2023, in San Salvador, El Salvador. Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele (C) speaks Oct. 26, 2023, in San Salvador, El Salvador.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/el-salvador-1747930681.jpg?itok=94O487MA)
AssessmentsJan 24, 2024
How El Salvador's 2024 Presidential Election Could Play Out
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SnapshotsNov 9, 2023
Latin America's Response to the Israel-Hamas War
![Salvadoran security forces move a second group of 2,000 detainees overnight to the mega-prison Terrorist Confinement Center on March 15, 2023, in Tecoluca, El Salvador. Salvadoran security forces move a second group of 2,000 detainees overnight to the mega-prison Terrorist Confinement Center on March 15, 2023, in Tecoluca, El Salvador.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/el-salvador-1473759584.jpg?itok=5tAdBLfU)
AssessmentsSep 28, 2023
The Appeal (and Perils) of Crime Crackdowns in Latin America, Part 2
![Soldiers conduct a patrol on July 22, 2023, in the Salvadorean municipality of Colon, where the MS-13 gang reportedly remains active. Soldiers conduct a patrol on July 22, 2023, in the Salvadorean municipality of Colon, where the MS-13 gang reportedly remains active.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/GettyImages-1548120042_0.jpg?itok=Z6QLxMVd)
AssessmentsSep 27, 2023
The Appeal (and Perils) of Crime Crackdowns in Latin America, Part 1
![Juan Orlando Hernandez, the former president of Honduras, is seen handcuffed at the headquarters of the country’s police force in Tegucigalpa on Feb. 15, 2022. He was arrested after receiving an extradition order from the United States. Juan Orlando Hernandez, the former president of Honduras, is seen handcuffed at the headquarters of the country’s police force in Tegucigalpa on Feb. 15, 2022. He was arrested after receiving an extradition order from the United States.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/GettyImages-1238510956.jpg?itok=OZTJtdQB)
AssessmentsFeb 23, 2022
Biden’s Anti-Corruption Push Makes Headway in Honduras
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On SecurityJan 6, 2022
The Corporate Implications of Cracking Down on Domestic Dissent
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GuidanceSep 23, 2021
The Benefits, Risks and Constraints of El Salvador's Bitcoin Gambit
![Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele delivers a press conference at a hotel in San Salvador on Feb. 28, 2021. Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele delivers a press conference at a hotel in San Salvador on Feb. 28, 2021.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/bukele-el-salvador-1231446211.jpg?itok=_eAsyphT)
SnapshotsMar 4, 2021
An Election Brings El Salvador’s President Closer to Complete Control
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GuidanceFeb 27, 2021
The Weekly Rundown: Greece and Turkey Meet, as Does OPEC+
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On GeopoliticsFeb 22, 2021
Reviewing the Role and Effectiveness of Sanctions