19 min listen
Trading criminality for autocracy: El Salvador
Trading criminality for autocracy: El Salvador
ratings:
Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Jul 28, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
A country that was not long ago gripped by gang violence and crime is slowly emerging from fear, thanks to a brutal roundup of young men by a wildly popular, social-media-savvy president. The streets may be safer, but now it is El Salvador’s democracy that is in danger—and neighbouring countries’ leaders may take lessons from its budding autocrat.For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, try a free 30-day digital subscription by going to www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Jul 28, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Princess unbridled: Thai politics: A Thai princess enters the running for prime minister—a development that reshuffles the country’s centres of power completely. Our obituaries editor chronicles the heartbreak of an Iraqi archaeologist. And Chinese scientists have come up with a smarter... by The Intelligence from The Economist