Good morning and happy Friday.
Here are the links to the four newsletters I published this week.
Monday - Brazil - Police killing in Rio sparks renewed outrage
Tuesday - Region - Anti-corruption push moves forward
Wednesday - Politics and Polls (Chile)
Thursday - Regional update on Covid-19 vaccinations and hospitalizations
Tuesday’s newsletter is available to everyone and I’ve dropped the paywall on Thursday’s newsletter about Covid. Thanks to everyone who pays to subscribe. To support this newsletter and receive additional content please subscribe for $9 per month.
Jack D Gordon Institute for Public Policy - The Return Of Geopolitics: Latin America And The Caribbean In An Era Of Strategic Competition
Americas Quarterly - The Case for an International Anti-Corruption Court
The Hill - China reminds us why the Caribbean is vital to US strategic interests
Foreign Policy - Vaccine Diplomacy Boosts China’s Standing in Latin America
FireEye - Top Cyber Threats to Latin America and the Caribbean
Economist - Latin America’s silent tragedy of empty classrooms
Washington Post - Central American women are fleeing domestic violence amid a pandemic. Few find refuge in U.S.
New York Times - U.S. Ends Trump Policy Limiting Asylum for Gang and Domestic Violence Survivors
Al Jazeera - Brazil: Indigenous communities reel from illegal gold mining
InSight Crime - Killing of Brazil's Top Militia Leader Raises More Questions Than it Answers
Human Rights Watch - Brazil: Failure to Respond to Education Emergency
Gizmodo - Pickpockets in Brazil Are Reportedly Going After Smartphones to Clean Out Victims' Bank Accounts
Estadao - E-mails mostram mais agilidade do governo para comprar cloroquina do que vacinas
Global Americans - Mexico’s inept opposition
New York Times - Why the Mexico City Metro Collapsed
Guardian - Mexican army swallows up national guard to take on bigger policing role
Financial Times - Why López Obrador’s Mexico is stable in protest-prone Latin America
Americas Quarterly - AMLO Already Got What He Wanted
Bloomberg - Mexico Ships First Locally Made Astra Shots to Latin America
Proceso - La justicia estadunidense no ceja: Bartlett, involucrado en el caso Camarena
Washington Post - Opinión: Hay una guerra por los recursos naturales en Sonora
Bloomberg - Venezuela’s Maduro Pleads for Foreign Capital, Biden Deal in Caracas Interview
Politico - Iranian ships once believed to be headed toward Venezuela change course, U.S. officials say
El País - La red que burló las sanciones de Estados Unidos a Venezuela (English)
Vox - Colombia’s protests are a product of its post-peace-deal reality
Global Americans - Iván Duque, the ex-president
Committee to Protect Journalists - Colombian journalist Pincen Mora survives shooting attempt at home in Medellín
InSight Crime - Colombia Drug Trafficking Money Laundered Through Modified Gold
La Silla Vacía - La Autopsia Del Paro
Associated Press - Guyana’s government refuses to suspend Sputnik V vaccine
Foreign Policy - Peru’s New President Isn’t as Radical as He Looks
Bloomberg - Peru’s Castillo Has a Marxist and a Fiscal Hawk in Inner Circle
Foreign Policy - Chile Offers a Blueprint for Effectively Channeling Outrage
Guardian - The rush to ‘go electric’ comes with a hidden cost: destructive lithium mining
Responsible Statecraft - Daniel Ortega: from revolutionary to absolute overlord
Miami Herald - South Florida lawmakers increase pressure on Ortega ahead of Nicaraguan elections
New York Times - Daniel Ortega, el hijo de Somoza
Bloomberg - Bitcoin Beach: What Happened When an El Salvador Surf Town Went Full Crypto
Washington Post - Opinion: Honduras, the narco-state that illustrates U.S. contradictions
Caribbean Council - Paris Club creditors agree to reschedule Cuban government debt
InSight Crime - Cuba Quietly Admits to Wildlife Trafficking Problem
Miami Herald - ‘It’s really bad.’ COVID urgency in Haiti has Biden administration working on vaccines
Miami Herald - Haiti already had a child hunger problem. Now COVID and gang clashes are making it worse
New York Times - The Power of Money: How Autocrats Use London to Strike Foes Worldwide
Al Jazeera - Once Africa’s promise, Nigeria is heaving under crime, few jobs
Economist - Mauricio Cárdenas on designing and funding future pandemic responses
22 June, Inter-American Dialogue - What’s Next in China-Chile Relations?
22 June, WOLA - The Impact of U.S. Sanctions on Cuban Women
23 June, Wilson Center - US Farm Labor and Trade in 2021
24 June, Global Financial Integrity - Beneficiarios finales, una mirada transregional y transversal
30 June, Inter-American Dialogue - Education and Technology Strategies – Lessons Learned and Opportunities in Latin America
30 June, Wilson Center - USMCA at One
Have a good Juneteenth holiday weekend.
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Friday Reading List - 18 June 2021
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Good morning and happy Friday.
Here are the links to the four newsletters I published this week.
Monday - Brazil - Police killing in Rio sparks renewed outrage
Tuesday - Region - Anti-corruption push moves forward
Wednesday - Politics and Polls (Chile)
Thursday - Regional update on Covid-19 vaccinations and hospitalizations
Tuesday’s newsletter is available to everyone and I’ve dropped the paywall on Thursday’s newsletter about Covid. Thanks to everyone who pays to subscribe. To support this newsletter and receive additional content please subscribe for $9 per month.
Reading List
Jack D Gordon Institute for Public Policy - The Return Of Geopolitics: Latin America And The Caribbean In An Era Of Strategic Competition
Americas Quarterly - The Case for an International Anti-Corruption Court
The Hill - China reminds us why the Caribbean is vital to US strategic interests
Foreign Policy - Vaccine Diplomacy Boosts China’s Standing in Latin America
FireEye - Top Cyber Threats to Latin America and the Caribbean
Economist - Latin America’s silent tragedy of empty classrooms
Washington Post - Central American women are fleeing domestic violence amid a pandemic. Few find refuge in U.S.
New York Times - U.S. Ends Trump Policy Limiting Asylum for Gang and Domestic Violence Survivors
Al Jazeera - Brazil: Indigenous communities reel from illegal gold mining
InSight Crime - Killing of Brazil's Top Militia Leader Raises More Questions Than it Answers
Human Rights Watch - Brazil: Failure to Respond to Education Emergency
Gizmodo - Pickpockets in Brazil Are Reportedly Going After Smartphones to Clean Out Victims' Bank Accounts
Estadao - E-mails mostram mais agilidade do governo para comprar cloroquina do que vacinas
Global Americans - Mexico’s inept opposition
New York Times - Why the Mexico City Metro Collapsed
Guardian - Mexican army swallows up national guard to take on bigger policing role
Financial Times - Why López Obrador’s Mexico is stable in protest-prone Latin America
Americas Quarterly - AMLO Already Got What He Wanted
Bloomberg - Mexico Ships First Locally Made Astra Shots to Latin America
Proceso - La justicia estadunidense no ceja: Bartlett, involucrado en el caso Camarena
Washington Post - Opinión: Hay una guerra por los recursos naturales en Sonora
Bloomberg - Venezuela’s Maduro Pleads for Foreign Capital, Biden Deal in Caracas Interview
Politico - Iranian ships once believed to be headed toward Venezuela change course, U.S. officials say
El País - La red que burló las sanciones de Estados Unidos a Venezuela (English)
Vox - Colombia’s protests are a product of its post-peace-deal reality
Global Americans - Iván Duque, the ex-president
Committee to Protect Journalists - Colombian journalist Pincen Mora survives shooting attempt at home in Medellín
InSight Crime - Colombia Drug Trafficking Money Laundered Through Modified Gold
La Silla Vacía - La Autopsia Del Paro
Associated Press - Guyana’s government refuses to suspend Sputnik V vaccine
Foreign Policy - Peru’s New President Isn’t as Radical as He Looks
Bloomberg - Peru’s Castillo Has a Marxist and a Fiscal Hawk in Inner Circle
Foreign Policy - Chile Offers a Blueprint for Effectively Channeling Outrage
Guardian - The rush to ‘go electric’ comes with a hidden cost: destructive lithium mining
Responsible Statecraft - Daniel Ortega: from revolutionary to absolute overlord
Miami Herald - South Florida lawmakers increase pressure on Ortega ahead of Nicaraguan elections
New York Times - Daniel Ortega, el hijo de Somoza
Bloomberg - Bitcoin Beach: What Happened When an El Salvador Surf Town Went Full Crypto
Washington Post - Opinion: Honduras, the narco-state that illustrates U.S. contradictions
Caribbean Council - Paris Club creditors agree to reschedule Cuban government debt
InSight Crime - Cuba Quietly Admits to Wildlife Trafficking Problem
Miami Herald - ‘It’s really bad.’ COVID urgency in Haiti has Biden administration working on vaccines
Miami Herald - Haiti already had a child hunger problem. Now COVID and gang clashes are making it worse
New York Times - The Power of Money: How Autocrats Use London to Strike Foes Worldwide
Al Jazeera - Once Africa’s promise, Nigeria is heaving under crime, few jobs
Economist - Mauricio Cárdenas on designing and funding future pandemic responses
Upcoming Events
22 June, Inter-American Dialogue - What’s Next in China-Chile Relations?
22 June, WOLA - The Impact of U.S. Sanctions on Cuban Women
23 June, Wilson Center - US Farm Labor and Trade in 2021
24 June, Global Financial Integrity - Beneficiarios finales, una mirada transregional y transversal
30 June, Inter-American Dialogue - Education and Technology Strategies – Lessons Learned and Opportunities in Latin America
30 June, Wilson Center - USMCA at One
Thanks for reading
Have a good Juneteenth holiday weekend.