Good morning and happy Friday!
Here are the links to the four newsletters we published this week:
Monday - Nicaragua - Show trials for dissidents
Tuesday - Another year of crisis for Latin America
Wednesday - Politics and Polls (Costa Rica and Colombia)
Thursday - Venezuela - The coming economic boom
Thanks to everyone who subscribed this week and to all the paying subscribers who support this newsletter.
Americas Quarterly - Enter the Millennials: Latin American Politics Will Never Be the Same
Americas Quarterly - A Less Obvious Key to Latin America’s Recovery: the US Treasury
Global Americans - Latin America, Ukraine, and the Legacies of “Republican Internationalism”
Global Americans - Latin America Reacts to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
The Guardian - ‘Traumatised and terrified, with nowhere else to go’: huge numbers of people stuck at US border
Associated Press - Climate change brings extreme, early impact to South America
New York Times - Amazon Is Less Able to Recover From Droughts and Logging, Study Finds
Bloomberg - Cryptocurrencies Prove a Lifeline in Argentina’s Chaotic Economy
Financial Times - Chile can set an example again for the developing world
Al Jazeera - How Boric’s new social contract in Chile can succeed
Financial Times - Chileans pin hopes for change on youthful president
Insight Crime - Colombia's Election Year Begins with Alarming Escalation in Violence
Financial Times - Colombian gene bank provides hedge against climate change
S&P Global - Fuel for Thought: Leftist front-runner presents challenges to Colombia's oil and gas sector in 2022
Insight Crime - Dominican Republic Cybercrime Ring Shows Extent of Caribbean's Financial Fraud Crisis
Insight Crime - Dominican Republic-Haiti Border Fence Likely to See Same Cracks as US Wall
El Faro - "Disculpe las molestias, nos están desapareciendo"
New York Times - Guatemalan Women Face Up to 10 Years in Prison Under New Abortion Law
Americas Quarterly - Could Thelma Cabrera Become Guatemala’s Evo Morales?
El Faro - Filtración de documentos confirma cooptación del Estado guatemalteco por empresa minera
Vice - The Dark Truth About El Salvador’s Plummeting Murder Rate
Associated Press - 5 accused a decade after renowned Puerto Rican boxer killed
Insight Crime - Paraguay's Narco-Politics Exposed By Colossal Anti-Drug Operation
RPP - Moción de vacancia presidencial: cinco claves sobre el documento que busca vacar a Pedro Castillo
Associated Press - In Brazil, artists and activists protest against mining bill
Al Jazeera - Brazil's Bolsonaro pushes for more mining on Indigenous lands
Bloomberg - Mexico’s Democracy Is Crumbling Under AMLO
New York Times - Mexican Women Protest Femicides as President Warns Against Violence
Bloomberg - How A Feminist Uprising Reshaped Mexico City
New York Times - Venezuela Releases Imprisoned Americans After Talks With U.S.
Foreign Policy - U.S.-Venezuelan Oil Deal Should Not Forget Democracy
Miami Herald - U.S. sanctions hurt our national interests — and the Venezuelan people
New Yorker - The Revolution Eats Itself in Nicaragua
Al Jazeera - Chilean families still seeking justice for victims of repression
New York Times - How a Playground for the Rich Could Undermine Sanctions on Oligarchs
Insight Crime - New Brunswick - A New Gateway for Cocaine Routes into Canada?
Noahpinion - Time for a Diplomatic Revolution
11 March, CSIS - Digital Transformation in the Western Hemisphere: An Aging Population
11 March, Atlantic Council - Russia’s invasion and geopolitical implications for Venezuela: Oil, sanctions, and aid
16 March, Inter-American Dialogue - A Conversation with Assistant Secretary Brian A. Nichols on Central America
16 March, Migration Policy Institute - Understanding Drivers of Irregular Migration from Guatemala
16 March, AS/COA - YPA Crypto101 and NFTs: Unlocking Value and Powering Social Impact
17 March, Atlantic Council - Road to the Summit: A green and equitable future for the Americas
29 March, Brookings - China’s role in poaching and wildlife trafficking in Mexico
30 March, AS/COA - 2022 Latin American Cities Conferences: Guatemala City
31 March, AEI - Latin America’s inflation challenge
Have a good weekend!
Friday Reading List - 11 March 2022
Friday Reading List - 11 March 2022
Friday Reading List - 11 March 2022
Good morning and happy Friday!
Here are the links to the four newsletters we published this week:
Monday - Nicaragua - Show trials for dissidents
Tuesday - Another year of crisis for Latin America
Wednesday - Politics and Polls (Costa Rica and Colombia)
Thursday - Venezuela - The coming economic boom
Thanks to everyone who subscribed this week and to all the paying subscribers who support this newsletter.
Reading List
Americas Quarterly - Enter the Millennials: Latin American Politics Will Never Be the Same
Americas Quarterly - A Less Obvious Key to Latin America’s Recovery: the US Treasury
Global Americans - Latin America, Ukraine, and the Legacies of “Republican Internationalism”
Global Americans - Latin America Reacts to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
The Guardian - ‘Traumatised and terrified, with nowhere else to go’: huge numbers of people stuck at US border
Associated Press - Climate change brings extreme, early impact to South America
New York Times - Amazon Is Less Able to Recover From Droughts and Logging, Study Finds
Bloomberg - Cryptocurrencies Prove a Lifeline in Argentina’s Chaotic Economy
Financial Times - Chile can set an example again for the developing world
Al Jazeera - How Boric’s new social contract in Chile can succeed
Financial Times - Chileans pin hopes for change on youthful president
Insight Crime - Colombia's Election Year Begins with Alarming Escalation in Violence
Financial Times - Colombian gene bank provides hedge against climate change
S&P Global - Fuel for Thought: Leftist front-runner presents challenges to Colombia's oil and gas sector in 2022
Insight Crime - Dominican Republic Cybercrime Ring Shows Extent of Caribbean's Financial Fraud Crisis
Insight Crime - Dominican Republic-Haiti Border Fence Likely to See Same Cracks as US Wall
El Faro - "Disculpe las molestias, nos están desapareciendo"
New York Times - Guatemalan Women Face Up to 10 Years in Prison Under New Abortion Law
Americas Quarterly - Could Thelma Cabrera Become Guatemala’s Evo Morales?
El Faro - Filtración de documentos confirma cooptación del Estado guatemalteco por empresa minera
Vice - The Dark Truth About El Salvador’s Plummeting Murder Rate
Associated Press - 5 accused a decade after renowned Puerto Rican boxer killed
Insight Crime - Paraguay's Narco-Politics Exposed By Colossal Anti-Drug Operation
RPP - Moción de vacancia presidencial: cinco claves sobre el documento que busca vacar a Pedro Castillo
Associated Press - In Brazil, artists and activists protest against mining bill
Al Jazeera - Brazil's Bolsonaro pushes for more mining on Indigenous lands
Bloomberg - Mexico’s Democracy Is Crumbling Under AMLO
New York Times - Mexican Women Protest Femicides as President Warns Against Violence
Bloomberg - How A Feminist Uprising Reshaped Mexico City
New York Times - Venezuela Releases Imprisoned Americans After Talks With U.S.
Foreign Policy - U.S.-Venezuelan Oil Deal Should Not Forget Democracy
Miami Herald - U.S. sanctions hurt our national interests — and the Venezuelan people
New Yorker - The Revolution Eats Itself in Nicaragua
Al Jazeera - Chilean families still seeking justice for victims of repression
New York Times - How a Playground for the Rich Could Undermine Sanctions on Oligarchs
Insight Crime - New Brunswick - A New Gateway for Cocaine Routes into Canada?
Noahpinion - Time for a Diplomatic Revolution
Upcoming Events
11 March, CSIS - Digital Transformation in the Western Hemisphere: An Aging Population
11 March, Atlantic Council - Russia’s invasion and geopolitical implications for Venezuela: Oil, sanctions, and aid
16 March, Inter-American Dialogue - A Conversation with Assistant Secretary Brian A. Nichols on Central America
16 March, Migration Policy Institute - Understanding Drivers of Irregular Migration from Guatemala
16 March, AS/COA - YPA Crypto101 and NFTs: Unlocking Value and Powering Social Impact
17 March, Atlantic Council - Road to the Summit: A green and equitable future for the Americas
29 March, Brookings - China’s role in poaching and wildlife trafficking in Mexico
30 March, AS/COA - 2022 Latin American Cities Conferences: Guatemala City
31 March, AEI - Latin America’s inflation challenge
Thanks for reading
Have a good weekend!