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Friday Reading List - 11 September 2020
Friday Reading List - 11 September 2020
Friday Reading List - 11 September 2020
Good morning. Thanks to everyone who shared my articles this week and encouraged others to sign up. My goal right now is to get as many people reading this newsletter as possible. People can sign up by going to https://boz.substack.com or email me at boz@substack.com and I’ll add you to the distribution list.
I published four newsletters this week:
Monday - Bukele’s gang negotiations
Tuesday - The anti-anti-corruption wave in Central America
Wednesday - Polls from Bolivia and Mexico
Thursday - Latin America's economies face challenges in 2021
There are plenty of things going on that I haven’t had time to write about including the impeachment attempt in Peru and the protests in Bogota. Please feel free to leave a comment or email me if you have specific questions or requests for what I should write about in the coming weeks.
Reading List
Financial Times - Luis Alberto Moreno: next Latin American decade need not be a bust
Economist - The pandemic further weakens Latin America’s underperforming schools
Americas Quarterly - Coming Next to Latin America: Even More Political Fragmentation
Foreign Policy - Latin America Is Off the Global Stage, and That’s OK
Chatham House - The United States and Latin America after 20 January 2021 by Mariano Aguirre
Foro Cubano - Issue on sanctions against Cuba and Venezuela
WRLN - Is The Western Hemisphere's Most Important Development Bank Headed For A Radical Change?
El Comercio - Congreso presenta moción de vacancia contra el presidente tras difusión de audios
HRW - Bolivia: Justice System Abused to Persecute Opponents
Reuters - Brazil to keep Car Wash anti-corruption squad active through at least January
New York Times - Brazil Pantanal Scorched by Fires
CNN - Tens of thousands of fires are pushing the Amazon to a tipping point
Guardian - Brazil's ex-president Lula condemns Bolsonaro over Covid in comeback bid
CSIS - Neighbor at Risk: Mexico's Deepening Crisis
El Universal - Peleas de cárteles en CDMX dejan 60 muertos en 6 meses
InSight Crime - US Hemorrhaging Weapons to Mexico, One at a Time
Reuters - Mexico's militarized police under investigation after deadly clash with protesters
Wall Street Journal - Oil Industry Is Fading Away in Land of the World’s Richest Reserves
Economist - No good options for Venezuela’s divided opposition
Washington Post - Venezuela’s opposition splinters again, and the U.S. is drawn into the squabble
Associated Press - Venezuelan gas lines surge as Iranian tankers go undercover
Reuters - Amid theft and accusations of sabotage, Haiti struggles to turn on the lights
Committee on Foreign Relations - Call for Salvadoran President to Respect Press Freedom
Reuters - Cuba plans first official peso devaluation since 1959 revolution, sources say
Buenos Aires Times - Police officers in Buenos Aires Province protest to demand better salaries
Miami Herald - Despite early, strict quarantine measures, Peru has worst COVID-19 death rate in the world
New York Times - Killings Reignite Racial Tensions in Guyana
BBC - Family speaks out after Paraguay ex-VP Denis goes missing
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - Navigating a post-pandemic world
Bloomberg - La Nina Is Here, Threatening Even Bigger Blazes and Storms
Upcoming events
11 September (Today), Inter-American Dialogue - CAF Conference
15 September, US House Western Hemisphere Subcommittee - The Health, Economic, and Political Challenges Facing Latin America and the Caribbean
15 September, CSIS - Venezuela on the Brink of Famine
16 September, Truman National Security Project - The Future of US Foreign Policy in Latin America
16 September, AS/COA - Perspectives on Business and Travel in the COVID-19 Era
21 September, Wilson Center - Trump or Biden: What Would it Mean for Latin America and the Caribbean?
6 October, Inter-American Dialogue - Latin America Energy Conference
Thanks for reading
Feel free to leave comments or questions. Have a great weekend!