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Taraciuk Broner: El Salvador’s Iron Fist on Crime Will Crush Latin American Democracy
Washington Post
Tamara Taraciuk Broner, director of the Peter D. Bell Rule of Law Program at the Inter-American Dialogue, spoke with the Washington Post about the impact of President Nayib Bukele’s security strategy on democracy and the region.
Comments from Taraciuk Broner:
“Lack of security is a generalized problem; one of the main preoccupations of electorates in all of Latin America. What Bukele is offering is winning the discussion about how to address organized crime. We need another proposition on the other side of the table.”
Read the full interview here.
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