Friday Reading List - 11 July 2025
This week was a trade war week. Next week will be a trade war week.
Good morning from Chicago.
This week’s articles and newsletters
WPR - In Doubling Down on Fossil Fuels, Trump Is Repeating AMLO’s Mistakes
Monday - US policy in LatAm - 7 July 2025 - Highlighting US disputes with Colombia, BRICS, Cuba, and Argentina.
Wednesday - Argentina polling - July 2025
Thursday - Six Stories - China deals with Bolivia and Ecuador. Brazil gets closer to India. Mexico and El Salvador clash
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Reading List
Odd Lots Podcast - How a Geopolitical Analyst Predicts the Outcome of War - This interview with Andrew Bishop at Signum does a great job explaining how clients engage with firms that do geopolitical analysis. Listen to it wherever you listen to podcasts.
Global Financial Integrity - Beneficial Ownership Registries in Latin America and the Caribbean
MCCI - Cuatro meses antes de dejar su cargo, Peña asignó contrato a israelí que afirma haberlo sobornado
AP - He closed his store after years of threats. Why Mexico's extortion problem is getting worse
LA Times - ‘Gringo go home.’ Mexico City protests target Americans, gentrification
CSIS - No Checks on Power? The Effects of Mexico’s Judicial Reform on Foreign Investment and the USMCA
NYT - Caught Between Tariffs and China, Mexico Adapts to an Unpredictable U.S.
Washington Post - In Brazil, Trump faces a country — and a leader — ready for a fight
Bloomberg - Trump Just Did Brazil's President Lula da Silva a Huge Political Favor
Politico - Trump's Brazil tariff threat is part of a bigger geopolitical dispute
Reuters - Illegal loggers profit from Brazil’s carbon credit projects
Economist - Brazil is bashing its patron saint of the environment
WSJ - Why Oil Drillers Are Investing Big in South America
NYT - U.S. Botched a Deal to Swap Venezuelans in El Salvador for American Prisoners
El Pais - Venezuela and China showcase partnership through productive deals, not loans
Atlantic Council - Two US policy options for Venezuela: Shaping reform vs. 'maximum pressure' toward regime collapse
Miami Herald - Sanctions, currency collapse fan fear of hyperinflation surge in Venezuela
Bloomberg - Colombia Wages War on Cash With New Central Bank Payment Network
Reuters - Colombian armed groups have expanded during Petro's presidency, report finds
InSight Crime - What Is Behind the Murders of Transit Officials in Ecuador?
World Politics Review - MAS’ Implosion Has Blown Bolivia’s Presidential Election Wide Open
Reuters - World's top copper producer Chile in wait-and-see mode after Trump tariff bombshell
AS/COA - What Do Tariffs on Aluminum, Steel, and Copper Mean for the Western Hemisphere?
Economist - Inside the secret military dialogue between Britain and Argentina
El Faro - “It saddens me that Semilla has been unable to uphold the party’s values”
El Faro - El Faro Reports Plot from Bukele Cabinet to Falsify Drug Charges against Newsroom
NYT - How El Salvador Is Reaping Rewards From Trump’s Deportation Agenda
Confidencial - Dictadura de Nicaragua y la Rusia de Putin pactan una “protección recíproca”
Miami Herald - Judge delays Miami trial of five men accused of plotting assassination of Haiti’s president
ACLED - Latin America and the Caribbean Overview: July 2025
FT - China’s weaponisation of rare earths is a new kind of trade war
Washington Post - A Marco Rubio impostor is using AI voice to call high-level officials
Thanks for reading
Have a great weekend!
