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Friday Reading List - 16 October 2020
Friday Reading List - 16 October 2020
Friday Reading List - 16 October 2020
Good morning and happy Friday!
Below are links to interesting articles I’ve read in the past week as well as a list of upcoming events related to Latin America.
Here are the links to the three newsletters I published this week.
Tuesday - Costa Rica’s protest movement
Wednesday - Politics and polls ( Bolivia, Argentina)
Thursday - Attacks against indigenous groups in Central America
Two other points before I get to the articles:
It’s been two months since I relaunched the newsletter and temporarily dropped the paywall. I hope everyone has been enjoying it. At some point in the coming months the paywall will return on some articles every week. If you want to support this newsletter, you can subscribe for $9 per month or $90 per year. Thanks to everyone who pays to subscribe!
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Reading List
Americas Quarterly - A Less Apocalyptic Case for Latin America
Guardian - 'Total destruction': why fires are tearing across South America
The Economist - Bello - The meaning of Mafalda | The Americas
Americas Quarterly - How Lava Jato Died – And What Comes Next
Wall Street Journal - Meat Giant JBS’s Owner Settles U.S. Corruption Charges
Reuters - Brazil keen to show EU-Mercosur accord still has support in Europe
Bloomberg - Fraga Warns ‘Combustible’ Situation Brewing in Brazilian Markets
New York Times - In Mexico, Cross-Border Fight Over Water Erupts
Reuters - Mexican president's anti-corruption drive buffeted by scandals
James Fredrick - No Mask War in Mexico
Washington Post - Party chaos threatens Mexican president’s administration
Financial Times - Mexico clamps down on private players in energy sector
Washington Post - Under the U.S.-Mexico border, miles of tunnels worth millions of dollars — to traffickers
Reuters - In Venezuelan rural heartland, angry Maduro supporters fuel protest wave
Reuters - Venezuelan coal exports rise as U.S. escalates oil sanctions
Washington Post - Venezuela tuvo más de mil protestas en septiembre. Esto debería, por fin, generar una respuesta política.
Foreign Affairs - The United States Helps Venezuela’s Regime Survive
Wall Street Journal - Argentina, Running Low on Dollars, Faces Fresh Economic Turmoil
Bloomberg - Cracks Surface in Argentina’s Ruling Coalition as Crisis Deepens
Financial Times - Bolivia’s former president Carlos Mesa hopes for a second chance
Associated Press - Bolivia hopes election can help ease year of pain, turmoil
CSIS - A Diagnostic on Corruption in Ecuador: The Way Forward
Mongabay - New evidence suggests China’s ‘dark’ vessels poached in Galápagos waters
Reuters - Centroamericanos van rumbo al norte mientras la pandemia impulsa el colapso económico
Associated Press - Nicaragua passes controversial ‘foreign agent’ law
Confidencial - Ortega Regime Hides 6,000 Covid-19 Related Deaths
Reuters - Pobreza en Costa Rica crece a peor nivel en casi 30 años
InSight Crime - Guatemala’s Attorney General Lashes Out Against Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office
Upcoming Events
19 October, CSIS - An Armchair Discussion with Luis Arreaga, Former U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala
20-21 October, AS/COA - Women’s Hemispheric Network Conference
21 October, Inter-American Dialogue - Waiting for Peace – Violence Against Social Leaders in Colombia
22-23 October, LAPOP - The Public and Democracy in the Americas
22 October, Wilson Center - Force Multipliers? U.S. and Taiwanese Interests in Latin America
22 October, AS/COA - The Acceleration of the Future of Work
23 October, Atlantic Council - States on the Cusp: Tackling global illicit trade’s threat to society and governance
30 October, Wilson Center - A Conversation with President Luis Abinader of the Dominican Republic
Thanks for reading
Have a great weekend!