It’s difficult to talk about public safety in Latin America today without talking about El Salvador and its president, Nayib Bukele. In a region where concerns about crime are running high, and organized crime groups are expanding their reach in many places, El Salvador stands out.
On September 26, 2024, the Inter-American Dialogue released the report “The Authoritarian Wave in the XXI Century: Toward A Democratic Reset.” The report, produced by Manuel Orozco, director of the Working Group on Politics and Mediation in Nicaragua focuses on the global rise of authoritarian regimes and their impact on democracy, security, and migration.
Tamara Taraciuk Broner, directora del Programa sobre Estado de derecho, conversó con La República sobre la política de mano dura en El Salvador, así como sobre el desafío de enfrentar la inseguridad en América Latina sin sacrificar la democracia.
Es habitual que el sector privado exija reglas de juego claras y seguridad jurídica para operar. Es menos común que líderes empresariales hablen de democracia y derechos humanos. Se actúa como si lo primero pudiese existir sin lo segundo. Puede, pero en sociedades muy diferentes a las que queremos vivir.
En una entrevista para infobae, Rebecca Bill Chavez, presidenta y CEO de Diálogo Interamericano, conversó con Román Lejtman sobre la 27° edición de la Conferencia Anual de CAF.
On August 30, 2024, the Dialogue’s Rule of Law Program published a policy brief on the need for democratic and effective security policies in Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting insights from Guatemala, São Paulo, and Bogotá.
A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views on extortion and organized crime in Mexico.
A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views on the “Metástasis” corruption investigation in Ecuador.
On August 5, 2024, the Dialogue’s Rule of Law Program published a policy brief that outlines an agenda to actively engage private sector leaders in impactful initiatives to strengthen rule of law and legal certainty in the region.
On July 12, 2024, the Inter-American Dialogue’s Rule of Law Program and Cristosal published a policy brief asserting that President Bernardo Arévalo’s government can demonstrate the feasibility of implementing effective and democratic measures to address insecurity in Guatemala.
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Citizen insecurity and illicit economies are serious issues in Latin America and the Caribbean, prompting urgent demands from the public for solutions. In response, mano dura policies have been implemented, which have reduced violence but at a significant cost to the rule of law and human rights. It is necessary to develop and promote alternatives that are both effective and democratic.
On June 12, 2024, the Inter-American Dialogue released the presentation “Central American Migration: In Numbers” that contains research from Manuel Orozco, director of the Migration, Remittances, and Development program. The presentation discusses key data points on migration from the Central America sub-region and contextualizes these trends within historical trends.
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La directora del Programa sobre Estado de Derecho, Tamara Taraciuk Broner, conversó en Teledoce sobre los desafíos en materia de inseguridad en Uruguay considerando el contexto electoral, los riesgos de la implementación de políticas de mano dura, y la necesidad de desarrollar políticas de seguridad democráticas.
On June 4, 2024, the Inter-American Dialogue’s Rule of Law Program and Ágora published a policy brief, “Uruguay: Insecurity and Organized Crime.” This is the first policy brief in a series on security policies and the rule of law in the region launched by the Dialogue’s Rule of Law Program.
La relación entre Nicaragua y Rusia se resume en un juego de personalidades autoritarias con ilusiones de grandeza. Daniel Ortega, un animal político primitivamente autoritario, está obsesionado con entregarse a Rusia y Vladimir Putin, como una necesidad existencial. Mientras tanto el dictador ruso acepta el cortejo del dictador criollo para alimentar su ego, su perenne lucha, anacrónica, por recobrar lo que no existe, una nación que perdió décadas atrás su silla imperial.
