Bukele’s security strategy, July 2019

One month after its announcement, President Bukele’s approach appears to be a repeat of previous strategies in El Salvador.

Bukele’s initial security focus involves a hardline crackdown

President Nayib Bukele announced the first phase of his security strategy on 18 June 2019, about two weeks into his presidency. After providing little information during the campaign while heavily criticizing the Mano Dura policies of his predecessors, his first phase sounded like a new twist …