El Salvador President Nayib Bukele's aggressive crackdown on gangs has led to the imprisonment of 1.6% of the country's population. While some see him as guaranteeing security in exchange for power, concerns arise over the erosion of civil liberties. With the gangs subdued, Bukele faces the challenge of revitalizing the country's economy in his potential second term. His approach has sparked debate, with some cautioning against replicating only the negative aspects of his model.
“It was Bukele’s popularity that enabled the defeat of the gangs, and not the other way around.” In my report from El Salvador, I attempt to get beyond the familiar narratives. Free to read, but please subscribe for 66% off to support @compactmag_: https://t.co/7W7Om2RoNA https://t.co/lllsX835LG
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has waged a “war on gangs,” imprisoning 1.6% of the country’s population. But this "war" comes at the cost of civil liberties https://t.co/EpL3yABhDv https://t.co/LZy1RGqFEx
Reporting from El Salvador, I wrote on how Bukele has conquered the imagination as well as the streets. This is free to read, but please subscribe for for a year for 66% off to support @compactmag_ and get access to all our content: https://t.co/7W7Om2RoNA https://t.co/vVtpM0juVV
I went to El Salvador last month. In this reported piece I try to make sense of the Bukele phenomenon, the end of the End of History, the neoliberal political economy of gangs, public space and the collective imagination, and more: https://t.co/8auGr1m6GY
“The power exerted by gangs amounted to an acutely oppressive form of neoliberal privatization.” Don’t miss this blockbuster reported essay on Bukele’s El Salvador, full of surprising insights, from my colleague @g_shullenberger https://t.co/FHFCFqybSG
If other Bukeles in waiting try to copy what he has done, they are more likely to replicate only the dark side of El Salvador’s model, and not its achievements, writes @WillGFreeman. https://t.co/DuDwgh6uPQ
"With El Salvador’s gangs defeated, Bukele’s second administration will hinge on a different challenge: jumpstarting the economy," writes @WillGFreeman. https://t.co/dhx1AD3tmo
My @GlobeIdeas column: "As Bukele was wrecking El Salvador’s fledgling democracy, he was also freeing millions of Salvadorans from lives of unrelenting fear. He offers his people a deal: I will guarantee your security if you give me absolute power." https://t.co/Ofvoqp0SRZ
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has waged a “war on gangs,” imprisoning 1.6% of the country’s population. With a possible second term around the corner, those numbers could skyrocket. But this "war" comes at the cost of civil liberties https://t.co/Wf81ZbwNB0 https://t.co/rNh9WDWV4n
Nayib Bukele’s no-tolerance crackdown on El Salvador’s gangsters produced a predictable result. | @wil_da_beast630 https://t.co/9MZPbYE3oL