Good morning and happy Friday. Thank you again to everyone who attended yesterday’s webinar. I enjoyed answering your questions, and I hope you enjoyed the event.
Here are the links to this week’s newsletters.
Monday - Guatemala - Crime and security update
Tuesday - Region - Covid update - September 2021
Wednesday - Politics and Polls (Argentina, PASO results)
Thursday - Webinar Recording - September 2021
Bloomberg - Gender Quotas Fail to Boost Women in Latin American Politics
Bloomberg - Debt Load Threatens Latin America Jobs Recovery, World Bank Says
Center for International Maritime Security (CIMSEC) - Expect China’s Coast Guard To Conduct Counter-drug Patrols Off Latin America
New York Times - North and Central America are driving a hemispheric coronavirus surge, the W.H.O. says.
New York Times - Bolsonaro Is Getting Desperate, and It’s Clear What He Wants
Financial Times - Jair Bolsonaro’s ‘hyper-radicalised base’ stirs unease in Brazil
Wall Street Journal - Brazil Moves Away From Chinese Covid-19 Vaccine
Guardian - ‘Everyone’s fleeing’: Brazil cracks down on illegal mining in Amazon – for now
Americas Quarterly - The Man with Bolsonaro’s Fate in His Hands
Reporters Without Borders - Survey analyses tweets attacking Brazil’s media
El Pais - The Amazon rainforest under Bolsonaro: a story of fire and violence in Brazil
Reuters - A scandal cost Brazil billionaire bank CEO his job, but not control
Folha - Datafolha: Avaliação de Bolsonaro piora, e reprovação de 53% é novo recorde do presidente
Economist - Agriculture is an economic bright spot in Mexico
Wilson Center - Infographic | Trade with Mexico Creates American Jobs
Americas Quarterly - Will Mexico’s Economic Rebound Be Temporary?
Bloomberg - Special Report: Inside Venezuela
New York Times - Venezuela’s Judicial System Abets Repression, Says U.N. Rights Panel
AFP - Soldiers deployed in Bogota in response to crime wave
Reuters - Killings of Colombia environmental activists hit record, NGO says, despite gov't promises
Financial Times - Ecuador’s new president makes an emphatic start in first 100 days
CSIS - The Biden-Harris Administration Should Engage Ecuador
Americas Quarterly - Bolivia Fails to Turn the Page
Bloomberg - Uruguay Eyes Bumper Power Exports on Brazil Energy Crisis
Financial Times - Uncertainty hangs over Argentina’s political and economic future
Reuters - In Argentina's north, a 'white gold' rush for EV metal lithium gathers pace
Economist - Argentine voters deal a blow to the ruling Peronist coalition
CNN - Chile overcame the Delta variant. Now it's racing to vaccinate kids
World Politics Review - Nicaragua’s ‘Night of Terror’ Is Getting Even Darker
Human Rights Watch - ‘Prison, economic ruin, repression and exile’: the price Nicaragua’s health workers pay for doing their jobs
Confidencial - Ortega acusa a Argentina de ser “instrumento del imperialismo”
ElSalvador.Com - Marc Falzon: “Bitcoin en El Salvador no ha sido un lanzamiento, ha sido un colapso”
Vice - Haiti’s Prime Minister is Now a Suspect in the President’s Assassination
Reuters - Haiti PM fires prosecutor seeking charges against him in president's killing
Miami Herald - Half of Haiti’s earthquake victims still have not received assistance, U.N. says
Miami Herald - Haiti’s low COVID-19 vaccination rate sparks worries, prompts calls to step it up
InSight Crime - Is the Dominican Republic Making Gains in Anti-Corruption Fight?
Miami Herald - Cuban leader’s Mexico trip highlights challenges for Biden’s foreign policy in the region
CSIS - U.S. Policy on Remittances to Cuba: What Are Some Viable Options?
Bloomberg - Climate Change May Halve Sugar and Coffee Output By 2099
UNODC - Forum On Crime And Society: Volume 10, Nos. 1 and 2, 2019 - Special issue: Smuggling of migrants
New York Times - The War on Terror Was Corrupt From the Start
Voice of America - China's Global Network of Shipping Ports Reveal Beijing’s Strategy
Reuters - Wide-ranging SolarWinds probe sparks fear in Corporate America
20 September, Wilson Center - Humanity in Motion and Colombia: A Conversation with President Iván Duque
21 September, Inter-American Dialogue - The Changing Face of Migration in the Americas
22 September, AS/COA - A Conversation with the Pacific Alliance
22 September, Atlantic Council - UNGA 76: Latin America and the Caribbean’s recovery: A global priority
23 September, Inter-American Dialogue - Data-driven Healthcare in Latin America and the Caribbean
27 September, Wilson Center - The Last Good Neighbor: Mexico in the Global Sixties
28 September, Sibylline - Global Extremism: Understanding the Threat Landscape
29-30, September Inter-American Dialogue - Regional Network to Measure Childhood Development – Advances Made in the Agenda for Measuring Early Childhood in Latin America
5 October, Inter-American Dialogue - Fifth Annual Latin America Energy Conference – Transition and Recovery
Have a great weekend!
Friday Reading List - 17 September 2021
Friday Reading List - 17 September 2021
Friday Reading List - 17 September 2021
Good morning and happy Friday. Thank you again to everyone who attended yesterday’s webinar. I enjoyed answering your questions, and I hope you enjoyed the event.
Here are the links to this week’s newsletters.
Monday - Guatemala - Crime and security update
Tuesday - Region - Covid update - September 2021
Wednesday - Politics and Polls (Argentina, PASO results)
Thursday - Webinar Recording - September 2021
Reading List
Bloomberg - Gender Quotas Fail to Boost Women in Latin American Politics
Bloomberg - Debt Load Threatens Latin America Jobs Recovery, World Bank Says
Center for International Maritime Security (CIMSEC) - Expect China’s Coast Guard To Conduct Counter-drug Patrols Off Latin America
New York Times - North and Central America are driving a hemispheric coronavirus surge, the W.H.O. says.
New York Times - Bolsonaro Is Getting Desperate, and It’s Clear What He Wants
Financial Times - Jair Bolsonaro’s ‘hyper-radicalised base’ stirs unease in Brazil
Wall Street Journal - Brazil Moves Away From Chinese Covid-19 Vaccine
Guardian - ‘Everyone’s fleeing’: Brazil cracks down on illegal mining in Amazon – for now
Americas Quarterly - The Man with Bolsonaro’s Fate in His Hands
Reporters Without Borders - Survey analyses tweets attacking Brazil’s media
El Pais - The Amazon rainforest under Bolsonaro: a story of fire and violence in Brazil
Reuters - A scandal cost Brazil billionaire bank CEO his job, but not control
Folha - Datafolha: Avaliação de Bolsonaro piora, e reprovação de 53% é novo recorde do presidente
Economist - Agriculture is an economic bright spot in Mexico
Wilson Center - Infographic | Trade with Mexico Creates American Jobs
Americas Quarterly - Will Mexico’s Economic Rebound Be Temporary?
Bloomberg - Special Report: Inside Venezuela
New York Times - Venezuela’s Judicial System Abets Repression, Says U.N. Rights Panel
AFP - Soldiers deployed in Bogota in response to crime wave
Reuters - Killings of Colombia environmental activists hit record, NGO says, despite gov't promises
Financial Times - Ecuador’s new president makes an emphatic start in first 100 days
CSIS - The Biden-Harris Administration Should Engage Ecuador
Americas Quarterly - Bolivia Fails to Turn the Page
Bloomberg - Uruguay Eyes Bumper Power Exports on Brazil Energy Crisis
Financial Times - Uncertainty hangs over Argentina’s political and economic future
Reuters - In Argentina's north, a 'white gold' rush for EV metal lithium gathers pace
Economist - Argentine voters deal a blow to the ruling Peronist coalition
CNN - Chile overcame the Delta variant. Now it's racing to vaccinate kids
World Politics Review - Nicaragua’s ‘Night of Terror’ Is Getting Even Darker
Human Rights Watch - ‘Prison, economic ruin, repression and exile’: the price Nicaragua’s health workers pay for doing their jobs
Confidencial - Ortega acusa a Argentina de ser “instrumento del imperialismo”
ElSalvador.Com - Marc Falzon: “Bitcoin en El Salvador no ha sido un lanzamiento, ha sido un colapso”
Vice - Haiti’s Prime Minister is Now a Suspect in the President’s Assassination
Reuters - Haiti PM fires prosecutor seeking charges against him in president's killing
Miami Herald - Half of Haiti’s earthquake victims still have not received assistance, U.N. says
Miami Herald - Haiti’s low COVID-19 vaccination rate sparks worries, prompts calls to step it up
InSight Crime - Is the Dominican Republic Making Gains in Anti-Corruption Fight?
Miami Herald - Cuban leader’s Mexico trip highlights challenges for Biden’s foreign policy in the region
CSIS - U.S. Policy on Remittances to Cuba: What Are Some Viable Options?
Bloomberg - Climate Change May Halve Sugar and Coffee Output By 2099
UNODC - Forum On Crime And Society: Volume 10, Nos. 1 and 2, 2019 - Special issue: Smuggling of migrants
New York Times - The War on Terror Was Corrupt From the Start
Voice of America - China's Global Network of Shipping Ports Reveal Beijing’s Strategy
Reuters - Wide-ranging SolarWinds probe sparks fear in Corporate America
Upcoming Events
20 September, Wilson Center - Humanity in Motion and Colombia: A Conversation with President Iván Duque
21 September, Inter-American Dialogue - The Changing Face of Migration in the Americas
22 September, AS/COA - A Conversation with the Pacific Alliance
22 September, Atlantic Council - UNGA 76: Latin America and the Caribbean’s recovery: A global priority
23 September, Inter-American Dialogue - Data-driven Healthcare in Latin America and the Caribbean
27 September, Wilson Center - The Last Good Neighbor: Mexico in the Global Sixties
28 September, Sibylline - Global Extremism: Understanding the Threat Landscape
29-30, September Inter-American Dialogue - Regional Network to Measure Childhood Development – Advances Made in the Agenda for Measuring Early Childhood in Latin America
5 October, Inter-American Dialogue - Fifth Annual Latin America Energy Conference – Transition and Recovery
Thanks for reading
Have a great weekend!