Friday Reading List - 15 July 2022
Good morning and happy Friday! Here are the links to the four newsletters we published this week:
Monday - Colombia - FARC dissident attacks
Tuesday - The timeline as of mid-2022
Wednesday - Politics and Polls (Brazil and Argentina)
Thursday - Odds and ends
Thank you to everyone who supports this newsletter.
Reading List
Politico - Why Hard-Liners Are Gaining Steam in Latin America
The Economist - Migrant flows are changing in the Americas
Journal of Democracy - The Curse of the Ex-Presidents
World Politics Review - Latin American Voters Are Turning on the Centrist Establishment
Diálogo Chino - Are offshore wind farms the future of energy in Latin America?
The Economist - Might Jair Bolsonaro try to steal Brazil’s election?
Financial Times - Brazil’s Lula on the prospects of an extraordinary comeback
New York Times - Inside the Amazon Journey That Left a Journalist and an Activist Dead
Insight Crime - Where in the World Will Brazil's Pablo Escobar End Up Next?
The Guardian - ‘Extinct’ parrots make a flying comeback in Brazil
Americas Quarterly - The Race Begins for Mexico’s Next President
Politico - This isn’t the Trump-era of U.S.-Mexico relations. In fact, it’s wildly different.
El País - El cartel de Sinaloa irrumpe a las puertas de la Ciudad de México
New York Times - How Mexico’s Top Justice, Raised Catholic, Became an Abortion Rights Champion
El Faro - La huida de Crook: de la Escalón a México
New York Times - Putin’s Oil War With the West Comes at His Allies’ Expense
Americas Quarterly - Why Argentina’s Export Boom Is Falling Short
Clarín - La conexión argentina de otro escándalo de PDVSA
World Politics Review - Chile’s New Constitution Is Inspiring Everyone but Chilean Voters
World Politics Review - Petro Is Heading for a Showdown With Colombia’s Armed Forces
Rest of World - Rappi mafia: How a delivery startup took over Colombia’s tech scene
Financial Times - Colombians look to Miami as Gustavo Petro’s election sparks capital flight fears
Rest of World - How to buy red snapper in Medellín
New York Times - A Year After Mass Protest, Cubans Face Stark Choice: ‘Prison or Exile’
Foreign Policy - In Cuba, Protesting While Poor Is Now a Crime
Americas Quarterly - A Year After Cuba’s Uprising, the Aftershocks Continue
Insight Crime - Is El Salvador Willing to Extradite MS13 Leaders to USA or Just Playing for Time?
Miami Herald - Scores are dead, others injured as gang violence erupts in Haitian capital’s largest slum
El País - Daniel Ortega acelera la implantación del régimen de partido único en Nicaragua
The Guardian - How a parody song about Peru’s ex-president topped Spotify charts
Upcoming Events
15 July, Wilson Center - Assessing AMLO's Visit with President Biden
18 July, Georgetown University - The Impact of the Russian Invasion on the Ukrainian, Russian, and Global Economies: A Conversation Revisited
20 July, William J. Perry Center - Caribbean Maritime Security Strategy
20 July, Canadian Council for the Americas - Chile's Constitution - Environmental provisions in context
25 July, Atlantic Council - A conversation with H.E. Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
26 July, Inter-American Dialogue - Cancer & Covid-19: New Challenges to Controlling Cancer in Latin America and the Caribbean
27 July, Inter-American Dialogue - Colombian Energy Policy under Petro
27 July, AS/COA - How to Make Nearshoring in Latin America a Reality
27 July, CSIS - Strengthening the Guyana – U.S. Relationship
9 August, Wilson Center - The Awakening of Rare Diseases in Latin America