Good morning and happy Friday! Here are the links to the four newsletters published this week.
Monday - Venezuela - El Koki Killed
Tuesday - Region - Fiscal responsibility and the ideology spectrum
Wednesday - Politics and Polls (Peru, Chile, Argentina)
Thursday - Region - The competition for tech talent
Tuesday’s newsletter was free for everyone and the rest are available for paying subscribers. Thanks to everyone who subscribes and supports the newsletter.
Foreign Policy - For Central Americans, Biden’s Spending Could Spark a Boom
Financial Times - Record remittances boost Central America’s pandemic recovery
Bloomberg - Governance Must Trump Ideology in Latin America's Elections
Los Angeles Times - In Latin America’s new Cold War, will China lift up autocrats?
Bloomberg - How China Beat Out the U.S. to Dominate South America
Americas Quarterly - How Biden Can Get the Summit of the Americas Right
New York Times - A World Away From Ukraine, Russia Is Courting Latin America
AS/COA - The Latin American Subplot in the Russia-Ukraine Drama
Washington Post - Migrants stuck at Mexico’s southern border sew their mouths shut in protest
InSight Crime - What are the Most Corrupt Countries in Latin America?
Reuters - Analysis: Lula warms to independent Brazil central bank, breaking with party
Washington Post - Brazil’s Bolsonaro embraced the U.S. under Trump. Now he’s in ‘solidarity’ with Russia.
Associated Press - Putin hosts leader of Brazil for talks amid Ukraine crisis
Economist - A lopsided romance: Despite thriving trade, China’s relationship with Brazil is weakening
Washington Post - Opinion: Bolsonaro is pulling the plug on one of the world’s best deforestation monitoring systems
Associated Press - Brazil’s Bolsonaro issues decrees to boost mining of Amazon
Washington Post - Historic rain and mudslides in Brazilian city kill at least 100; more residents evacuated
New York Times - Brazil’s Joe Rogan Faces His Own Firestorm Over Free Speech
New York Times - Black Authors Shake Up Brazil’s Literary Scene
La Política Online - El Primeiro Comando Capital se infiltra en la política de Paraguay y crecen las ejecuciones de sicarios
Mexico Today - The China Connection in Mexico's Illegal Economies
Economist - Why allegations about his son could hurt Mexico’s president
San Diego Union-Tribune - He sold spyware to Mexican governments. He knew it would likely be abused
Washington Post - As lethal fentanyl flows across Mexico border, CBP tries powerful scanning technology
El Pais - In sign of escalating violence, Mexico’s narcos plant land mines in Tierra Caliente
Washington Post - Opinion: As journalists face deadly violence, Mexico’s president attacks the media
Guardian - US halts avocado imports from Mexico after threat to American inspector
Washington Post - Opinión: Lorenzo Córdova: Pese a las descalificaciones y el recorte al presupuesto, la revocación de mandato va
Animal Político - Tabasco ante la crisis climática: resistencia, pero sin políticas públicas para hacerle frente
Aristegui Noticias - Contrato de Pemex y Baker pasó de un máximo de 66 mdd hasta 343 mdd: Peniley Ramírez
Associated Press - Venezuela’s Guaidó, opposition seek to unite under big tent
Associated Press - Businessman close to Maduro was DEA informant, records show
International Crisis Group - Overcoming the Global Rift on Venezuela
U.S. State Department - Readout of the High-Level Coordination Meeting on Venezuela
Vice - Venezuela's Elite Flew Helicopters to Party on a Sacred Mountain
Associated Press - EEUU: recupera libertad extesorero de Hugo Chávez
El Colombiano - Con aeronaves rusas, disidencias y ELN pelean en la frontera
Americas Quarterly - Does the Colombian Center Stand a Chance?
Bloomberg - Colombian Presidential Front-Runner Petro Sees Approval Rating Gain
Bloomberg - Colombia’s Economy Grows the Most in 115 Years as Consumption Booms
InSight Crime - 'Invisible' Drug Trafficker Joins Forces with Former Enemies in Colombia
Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) - 10 Conflicts to Worry About in 2022: Colombia: Continued risk of rising violence targeting civilians
InSight Crime - Bodies Hanging from Bridges - Where Mexico Led, Ecuador Follows
Financial Times - Peru deserves a fresh political start
Foreign Policy - How Peru Laid the Groundwork for an Oil Spill Disaster
Associated Press - ICC denies Bolivia request to investigate ex-leader Morales
Global Americans - Will Guyana become the next United Arab Emirates? Only time will tell.
InSight Crime - Targeted Killings: The Favored Modus Operandi of Paraguay's Drug Gangs
Americas Quarterly - Argentina and the IMF: A Never Ending Story
Financial Times - Argentina’s president struggles to sell IMF deal to a sceptical Congress
Global Americans - Alberto Fernández’s Magical Odyssey to Russia and China
Financial Times - State looms over Latin America’s hopes to exploit ‘white gold’ of lithium
New York Times - Nicaragua Seizes Universities, Inching Toward Dictatorship (note: what a terrible headline)
World Politics Review - Costa Rica’s Fragmented Politics Is Failing to Deliver Results
Univision - Ex-Honduran president Hernandez arrested after U.S. requests his extradition on drug charges
Criterio (HN) - La cuantiosa fortuna de los Hernández-García, un potentado construido en doce años
Associated Press - EU, US caution Guatemala over persecution of lawyers, judges
El Faro - Witness Accuses Guatemalan President of Funding Campaign with Construction Bribes
Associated Press - Shortages, inflation frustrate Cubans struggling to get by
World Politics Review - To Address Inequality and Poverty, Start By Tackling Corruption
Foreign Affairs - Russia Has Big Plans for Africa
Associated Press - US accuses financial website of spreading Russian propaganda
Reuters - Failed coup puts spotlight back on Guinea-Bissau's role in cocaine trade
Bloomberg - Trudeau Enlists Banks to Help Stop Protests in Emergency Move
Associated Press - Tripwire for real war? Cyber’s fuzzy rules of engagement
18 February, Colombia Risk Analysis - Risks for Colombia in 2022
18 February, AS/COA - The IMF's Ilan Goldfajn on Latin America and the Caribbean's 2022 Economic Outlook
23 February, William J. Perry Center - Security and Defense Challenges in Latin America
24 February, AS/COA - Democracy Dialogues: China, Technology, and Implications for the Americas
25 February, Institute of the Americas - Dr. Moisés Naím on The Revenge of Power
1 March, Inter-American Dialogue - The Venezuelan Judiciary and Crimes Against Humanity: Justice or Impunity?
Have a great weekend!
Friday Reading List - 18 February 2022
Friday Reading List - 18 February 2022
Friday Reading List - 18 February 2022
Good morning and happy Friday! Here are the links to the four newsletters published this week.
Monday - Venezuela - El Koki Killed
Tuesday - Region - Fiscal responsibility and the ideology spectrum
Wednesday - Politics and Polls (Peru, Chile, Argentina)
Thursday - Region - The competition for tech talent
Tuesday’s newsletter was free for everyone and the rest are available for paying subscribers. Thanks to everyone who subscribes and supports the newsletter.
Reading List
Foreign Policy - For Central Americans, Biden’s Spending Could Spark a Boom
Financial Times - Record remittances boost Central America’s pandemic recovery
Bloomberg - Governance Must Trump Ideology in Latin America's Elections
Los Angeles Times - In Latin America’s new Cold War, will China lift up autocrats?
Bloomberg - How China Beat Out the U.S. to Dominate South America
Americas Quarterly - How Biden Can Get the Summit of the Americas Right
New York Times - A World Away From Ukraine, Russia Is Courting Latin America
AS/COA - The Latin American Subplot in the Russia-Ukraine Drama
Washington Post - Migrants stuck at Mexico’s southern border sew their mouths shut in protest
InSight Crime - What are the Most Corrupt Countries in Latin America?
Reuters - Analysis: Lula warms to independent Brazil central bank, breaking with party
Washington Post - Brazil’s Bolsonaro embraced the U.S. under Trump. Now he’s in ‘solidarity’ with Russia.
Associated Press - Putin hosts leader of Brazil for talks amid Ukraine crisis
Economist - A lopsided romance: Despite thriving trade, China’s relationship with Brazil is weakening
Washington Post - Opinion: Bolsonaro is pulling the plug on one of the world’s best deforestation monitoring systems
Associated Press - Brazil’s Bolsonaro issues decrees to boost mining of Amazon
Washington Post - Historic rain and mudslides in Brazilian city kill at least 100; more residents evacuated
New York Times - Brazil’s Joe Rogan Faces His Own Firestorm Over Free Speech
New York Times - Black Authors Shake Up Brazil’s Literary Scene
La Política Online - El Primeiro Comando Capital se infiltra en la política de Paraguay y crecen las ejecuciones de sicarios
Mexico Today - The China Connection in Mexico's Illegal Economies
Economist - Why allegations about his son could hurt Mexico’s president
San Diego Union-Tribune - He sold spyware to Mexican governments. He knew it would likely be abused
Washington Post - As lethal fentanyl flows across Mexico border, CBP tries powerful scanning technology
El Pais - In sign of escalating violence, Mexico’s narcos plant land mines in Tierra Caliente
Washington Post - Opinion: As journalists face deadly violence, Mexico’s president attacks the media
Guardian - US halts avocado imports from Mexico after threat to American inspector
Washington Post - Opinión: Lorenzo Córdova: Pese a las descalificaciones y el recorte al presupuesto, la revocación de mandato va
Animal Político - Tabasco ante la crisis climática: resistencia, pero sin políticas públicas para hacerle frente
Aristegui Noticias - Contrato de Pemex y Baker pasó de un máximo de 66 mdd hasta 343 mdd: Peniley Ramírez
Associated Press - Venezuela’s Guaidó, opposition seek to unite under big tent
Associated Press - Businessman close to Maduro was DEA informant, records show
International Crisis Group - Overcoming the Global Rift on Venezuela
U.S. State Department - Readout of the High-Level Coordination Meeting on Venezuela
Vice - Venezuela's Elite Flew Helicopters to Party on a Sacred Mountain
Associated Press - EEUU: recupera libertad extesorero de Hugo Chávez
El Colombiano - Con aeronaves rusas, disidencias y ELN pelean en la frontera
Americas Quarterly - Does the Colombian Center Stand a Chance?
Bloomberg - Colombian Presidential Front-Runner Petro Sees Approval Rating Gain
Bloomberg - Colombia’s Economy Grows the Most in 115 Years as Consumption Booms
InSight Crime - 'Invisible' Drug Trafficker Joins Forces with Former Enemies in Colombia
Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) - 10 Conflicts to Worry About in 2022: Colombia: Continued risk of rising violence targeting civilians
InSight Crime - Bodies Hanging from Bridges - Where Mexico Led, Ecuador Follows
Financial Times - Peru deserves a fresh political start
Foreign Policy - How Peru Laid the Groundwork for an Oil Spill Disaster
Associated Press - ICC denies Bolivia request to investigate ex-leader Morales
Global Americans - Will Guyana become the next United Arab Emirates? Only time will tell.
InSight Crime - Targeted Killings: The Favored Modus Operandi of Paraguay's Drug Gangs
Americas Quarterly - Argentina and the IMF: A Never Ending Story
Financial Times - Argentina’s president struggles to sell IMF deal to a sceptical Congress
Global Americans - Alberto Fernández’s Magical Odyssey to Russia and China
Financial Times - State looms over Latin America’s hopes to exploit ‘white gold’ of lithium
New York Times - Nicaragua Seizes Universities, Inching Toward Dictatorship (note: what a terrible headline)
World Politics Review - Costa Rica’s Fragmented Politics Is Failing to Deliver Results
Univision - Ex-Honduran president Hernandez arrested after U.S. requests his extradition on drug charges
Criterio (HN) - La cuantiosa fortuna de los Hernández-García, un potentado construido en doce años
Associated Press - EU, US caution Guatemala over persecution of lawyers, judges
El Faro - Witness Accuses Guatemalan President of Funding Campaign with Construction Bribes
Associated Press - Shortages, inflation frustrate Cubans struggling to get by
World Politics Review - To Address Inequality and Poverty, Start By Tackling Corruption
Foreign Affairs - Russia Has Big Plans for Africa
Associated Press - US accuses financial website of spreading Russian propaganda
Reuters - Failed coup puts spotlight back on Guinea-Bissau's role in cocaine trade
Bloomberg - Trudeau Enlists Banks to Help Stop Protests in Emergency Move
Associated Press - Tripwire for real war? Cyber’s fuzzy rules of engagement
Upcoming events
18 February, Colombia Risk Analysis - Risks for Colombia in 2022
18 February, AS/COA - The IMF's Ilan Goldfajn on Latin America and the Caribbean's 2022 Economic Outlook
23 February, William J. Perry Center - Security and Defense Challenges in Latin America
24 February, AS/COA - Democracy Dialogues: China, Technology, and Implications for the Americas
25 February, Institute of the Americas - Dr. Moisés Naím on The Revenge of Power
1 March, Inter-American Dialogue - The Venezuelan Judiciary and Crimes Against Humanity: Justice or Impunity?
Thanks for reading
Have a great weekend!