Politics, Business & Culture in the Americas

Hard Talk

January 11, 2013
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDavid C. Brotherton and Carlos E. Ponce debate: Can the gang truce in El Salvador help improve security?
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Can the gang truce in El Salvador help improve security?

Yes: David C. Brotherton; No: Carlos E. Ponce 


 

The truce provides some breathing space for the government to create legal opportunities for Salvadoran youth.

 Reading Time: 3 minutes[i]Can the gang truce in El Salvador help improve Security? [b]Yes[/b][/i]

 

Truces show that gangs are more sophisticated, not that they have renounced the criminal lifestyle.

 Reading Time: 4 minutes[i] Can the gang truce in El Salvador help improve Security? [b]No[/b][/i]


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