<p>Political Scientist <a href="https://polisci.columbia.edu/content/sarah-z-daly"><u>Sarah Daly</u></a> discusses the legacies of Latin American civil wars tracing them to the current levels of high criminality and voters’ preference for security even at the expenses of civil liberties. She discusses the impact of violence in Colombia, including this year presidential election, and the power concentration by President Bukele in El Salvador as examples of these processes.</p>