Part 1/10:
The Evolution of El Salvador: From Chaos to Control
In the summer of 2015, El Salvador's streets were scenes of desperate pleas and horrific violence. A businessman, confronted by two young men, begged for his life, only to be shot multiple times because he refused to pay a meager extortion debt of $21 to a gang. This tragedy exemplified the chaos that defined the country—a chaos rooted deeply in gang violence and a crumbling state structure.