Samy Castaneda

The Demise of Democracy: Threat of Autocracy in El Salvador

posted on December 8, 2020 by Samy Castaneda

Williams College Tagged With: authoritarian, autogolpe, El Salvador, fujimori, Gangs, military intervention, Nayib Bukele, Populist, Trump, weaponized communication

The scene in El Salvador’s legislature in February 2020 appeared to come straight out of a dictatorship: Armed Forces and National Civil Police troops armed with rifles and gear were ordered to stand …

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Political Circuses in the U.S. and Mexico: Avoiding the Coronavirus Pandemic and Embracing Democratic Erosion

posted on October 20, 2020 by Samy Castaneda

Williams College Tagged With: accountability, Coronavirus, Democratic Erosion, mexico, political circus, totalitarianism, United States

Headline stories such as President Trump banning TikTok in the U.S. and President Andrés Manual Lopéz Obrador commenting on high profile Mexican elites’ scandals have taken over the media and these …

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