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Central America news: August 2026 briefing | WorldBrief
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Central America
August 2026
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Security
Politics
Economy
Society
Unusual Activity
August 2026
‹ Jul
Sep ›
Jul 27
Aug 3
Aug 10
Aug 17
Week of Aug 17, compared to 12-week average
IL EXECUTIVE appeared as a top actor for the first time
Active Narratives
1
Colombia's negotiated demobilisation and democratic transition are working
from Andean Region
1
Israel's campaigns are existential self-defense after October 7
from Israel
1
The Israel-US-Saudi coalition: Iran is an illegitimate existential threat
from United States
1
US imperial/hegemonic coercion of smaller sovereign states
from Cuba
1
Voters rejected negotiation with armed groups (hard-line reading)
from Andean Region
Economy
2
Latest: 2026-08
Politics
26
Governance
· Executive Action
45%
Governance
· Judicial
23%
Diplomacy
· Bilateral Relations
18%
3
Mass trials without guarantees in El Salvador: judges afraid, convicting everyone
2
El Salvador's economic miracle: crime drops, poverty falls, income soars
2
Court Orders Seizure of Cristina Kirchner's Apartment
2
Daniel Ortega establishes Latin America’s last dictatorship in Nicaragua - EL PAÍS English
1
García Harfuch distances from AMLO, draws closer to US
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Security
8
Security
· Law Enforcement
75%
Security
· Civil Unrest
25%
1
Mexican General Gerardo Mérida released from US prison
1
More than half of public schools in Salvador affected by shootings for at least 10 days
1
Attempted assault on Mexico City C5 director Salvador Guerrero Chiprés
1
Gang member arrested in Mexico for threatening Salvadoran president
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Society
43
Health Environment
· Natural Disaster
82%
Health Environment
· Public Health
5%
Society
· Migration
5%
18
Guatemala raises alert as Fuego volcano erupts again
4
Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake Shakes El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua
3
Nocturnal ‘coffee frog’ discovered in Costa Rica - The Straits Times
2
Guatemala volcano remains dangerous amid days-long eruption
1
Deporta EU a mexicanos... ¡a Centroamérica!
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