Good morning. Happy Friday. It’s a holiday for most of Latin America. I went for a three mile run this morning and the streets of Bogota are practically empty.
Here are the links to the four newsletters I published this week:
Monday - Brazil - Health crisis drives vaccine thefts
Tuesday - Brazil and Honduras - Political risks from nominally pro-business leaders
Wednesday - Politics and Polls (Ecuador, Panama, Brazil)
Thursday - Chile - Why are Covid-19 cases rising?
Tuesday’s newsletter was sent to everyone and I’ve dropped the paywall on Thursday’s newsletter about Chile and Covid-19 cases. The Monday and Wednesday newsletters are for paying subscribers. Please consider subscribing to support this newsletter and to receive additional content.
Directorio Legislativo - Access to public information in Latin America: the four challenges deepened by the pandemic
Atlantic - The Real Border Crisis
New Republic - The “Root Cause” of Central American Migration Is Broken U.S. Policies
Americas Quarterly - How the Pandemic Is Accelerating Democracy’s Decade-Long Decline in the Americas
Financial Times - LatAm political risk leaves investors wary
Atlantic Council - The Role of the Private Sector in Catalyzing Inclusive Economic Opportunities in the Northern Triangle
Economist - The influence of Central American dynasties is ebbing
Brookings Institution - Legalizing drugs and illegal economies is no panacea for Latin America and the rest of the world
New York Times - A Collapse Foretold: How Brazil’s Covid-19 Outbreak Overwhelmed Hospitals
Associated Press - As daily deaths near 4,000, worst may lie ahead for Brazil
France24 - In food-rich Brazil, people go hungry as pandemic rages
CBC - Canadian firm's proposed gold mine in Amazon rainforest a step closer to reality, CEO says
Bloomberg - Mexico’s AMLO Plays Energy Nationalism Card Ahead of Key Vote
Associated Press - Mexico’s real COVID-19 death toll now stands at over 321,000
Rest of the World - Young, deported, and learning to code
Reuters - Exclusive: U.S. investigations into cartels paralyzed by standoff with Mexico
Los Angeles Times - With Mexico’s vaccination program lagging, wealthy Mexicans are flocking to the U.S.
El País - La plaza caliente de Guadalajara
Associated Press - Swiss banker to Venezuelan kleptocrats becomes star witness
Bloomberg - Venezuela’s Refugees Are an Asset, Not a Problem
Reuters - Venezuelan soldiers killed civilians, refugees who fled to Colombia say
Washington Post - Venezuela military offensive in Apure state sparks new flow of refugees to Colombia
Reuters - Venezuela's Maduro seeks to sideline opponents with 'oil-for-vaccines' plan -analysts, critics
Washington Post - Maduro’s vaccine rejection and the deadly stubbornness of Venezuela’s ‘revolution’
Venezuelan Politics and Human Rights (WOLA) - U.S. Seems to Signal 3 Ways for Maduro to Demonstrate Good Faith
New York Times - Children Trapped by Colombia’s War, Five Years After Peace Deal
Global Americans - Is calling Colombia a leader on climate action premature?
El Pais - Politics, peace and poverty: a powder keg called Colombia
InSight Crime - Shining Path Commander’s Death Strikes Blow to Peru Rebel Group
InSight Crime - How an MS13 Clique in El Salvador Took a Cocaine Corridor
Financial Times - Drug claims against Honduran president pose dilemma for Biden
Washington Post - Honduras hired elite D.C. law firm in failed lobbying effort to derail ‘state-sponsored drug trafficking probe’ of president’s brother
Washington Post - The reason many Guatemalans are coming to the border? A profound hunger crisis.
Miami Herald - From Liechtenstein to Hong Kong: How Cuba uses shell companies to thumb its nose at embargo
Reuters - Eastern Caribbean blazes a trail as first currency union to launch central bank digital cash
New York Times - An Alliance of Autocracies? China Wants to Lead a New World Order.
Atlantic - How mRNA Technology Could Change the World
Associated Press - AP sources: SolarWinds hack got emails of top DHS officials
Guardian - Financiers behind NSO Group in struggle for control of private equity firm
Human Rights Watch - IMF: Scant Transparency for Covid-19 Emergency Loans
5 April, Atlantic Council - Leaders of the Americas: A conversation with H.E. Carlos Alvarado, President of Costa Rica
6 April, WOLA - “None of the Above”: Peru’s Fragmented Politics and the April 11 Elections
7 April, Canning House - Canning Conversations: Remittances
7 April, Inter-American Dialogue - Developments in the US-China-Mexico Triangular Dynamic
7 April, Wilson Center - Argentina’s Lithium Industry and its Role in the Global Renewable Energy Transformation
7 April, WOLA - Civil Society in Colombia’s Catatumbo Region Demand a Humanitarian Accord, Not Militarization
7 April, WOLA - Report Launch: Defending Human Rights in Venezuela
8 April, AS/COA - COA Symposium: Digital Imperatives for Latin America
12 April, Canning House - COVID-19 in Latin America: April 2021 Update
14 April, Institute of the Americas - México Próspero – A Presentation by Tatiana Clouthier, Mexico’s Secretary of Economy
15 April, AS/COA - Women's Hemispheric Network Conference: Mexico City
20 April, AS/COA - The Impact of COVID-19 on Illicit Trade Networks
29 April, Inter-American Dialogue - Energy Transition in Latin America – The Role of the Private Sector
Have a good Friday!
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Friday Reading List - 2 April 2021
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Good morning. Happy Friday. It’s a holiday for most of Latin America. I went for a three mile run this morning and the streets of Bogota are practically empty.
Here are the links to the four newsletters I published this week:
Monday - Brazil - Health crisis drives vaccine thefts
Tuesday - Brazil and Honduras - Political risks from nominally pro-business leaders
Wednesday - Politics and Polls (Ecuador, Panama, Brazil)
Thursday - Chile - Why are Covid-19 cases rising?
Tuesday’s newsletter was sent to everyone and I’ve dropped the paywall on Thursday’s newsletter about Chile and Covid-19 cases. The Monday and Wednesday newsletters are for paying subscribers. Please consider subscribing to support this newsletter and to receive additional content.
Reading List
Directorio Legislativo - Access to public information in Latin America: the four challenges deepened by the pandemic
Atlantic - The Real Border Crisis
New Republic - The “Root Cause” of Central American Migration Is Broken U.S. Policies
Americas Quarterly - How the Pandemic Is Accelerating Democracy’s Decade-Long Decline in the Americas
Financial Times - LatAm political risk leaves investors wary
Atlantic Council - The Role of the Private Sector in Catalyzing Inclusive Economic Opportunities in the Northern Triangle
Economist - The influence of Central American dynasties is ebbing
Brookings Institution - Legalizing drugs and illegal economies is no panacea for Latin America and the rest of the world
New York Times - A Collapse Foretold: How Brazil’s Covid-19 Outbreak Overwhelmed Hospitals
Associated Press - As daily deaths near 4,000, worst may lie ahead for Brazil
France24 - In food-rich Brazil, people go hungry as pandemic rages
CBC - Canadian firm's proposed gold mine in Amazon rainforest a step closer to reality, CEO says
Bloomberg - Mexico’s AMLO Plays Energy Nationalism Card Ahead of Key Vote
Associated Press - Mexico’s real COVID-19 death toll now stands at over 321,000
Rest of the World - Young, deported, and learning to code
Reuters - Exclusive: U.S. investigations into cartels paralyzed by standoff with Mexico
Los Angeles Times - With Mexico’s vaccination program lagging, wealthy Mexicans are flocking to the U.S.
El País - La plaza caliente de Guadalajara
Associated Press - Swiss banker to Venezuelan kleptocrats becomes star witness
Bloomberg - Venezuela’s Refugees Are an Asset, Not a Problem
Reuters - Venezuelan soldiers killed civilians, refugees who fled to Colombia say
Washington Post - Venezuela military offensive in Apure state sparks new flow of refugees to Colombia
Reuters - Venezuela's Maduro seeks to sideline opponents with 'oil-for-vaccines' plan -analysts, critics
Washington Post - Maduro’s vaccine rejection and the deadly stubbornness of Venezuela’s ‘revolution’
Venezuelan Politics and Human Rights (WOLA) - U.S. Seems to Signal 3 Ways for Maduro to Demonstrate Good Faith
New York Times - Children Trapped by Colombia’s War, Five Years After Peace Deal
Global Americans - Is calling Colombia a leader on climate action premature?
El Pais - Politics, peace and poverty: a powder keg called Colombia
InSight Crime - Shining Path Commander’s Death Strikes Blow to Peru Rebel Group
InSight Crime - How an MS13 Clique in El Salvador Took a Cocaine Corridor
Financial Times - Drug claims against Honduran president pose dilemma for Biden
Washington Post - Honduras hired elite D.C. law firm in failed lobbying effort to derail ‘state-sponsored drug trafficking probe’ of president’s brother
Washington Post - The reason many Guatemalans are coming to the border? A profound hunger crisis.
Miami Herald - From Liechtenstein to Hong Kong: How Cuba uses shell companies to thumb its nose at embargo
Reuters - Eastern Caribbean blazes a trail as first currency union to launch central bank digital cash
New York Times - An Alliance of Autocracies? China Wants to Lead a New World Order.
Atlantic - How mRNA Technology Could Change the World
Associated Press - AP sources: SolarWinds hack got emails of top DHS officials
Guardian - Financiers behind NSO Group in struggle for control of private equity firm
Human Rights Watch - IMF: Scant Transparency for Covid-19 Emergency Loans
Upcoming events
5 April, Atlantic Council - Leaders of the Americas: A conversation with H.E. Carlos Alvarado, President of Costa Rica
6 April, WOLA - “None of the Above”: Peru’s Fragmented Politics and the April 11 Elections
7 April, Canning House - Canning Conversations: Remittances
7 April, Inter-American Dialogue - Developments in the US-China-Mexico Triangular Dynamic
7 April, Wilson Center - Argentina’s Lithium Industry and its Role in the Global Renewable Energy Transformation
7 April, WOLA - Civil Society in Colombia’s Catatumbo Region Demand a Humanitarian Accord, Not Militarization
7 April, WOLA - Report Launch: Defending Human Rights in Venezuela
8 April, AS/COA - COA Symposium: Digital Imperatives for Latin America
12 April, Canning House - COVID-19 in Latin America: April 2021 Update
14 April, Institute of the Americas - México Próspero – A Presentation by Tatiana Clouthier, Mexico’s Secretary of Economy
15 April, AS/COA - Women's Hemispheric Network Conference: Mexico City
20 April, AS/COA - The Impact of COVID-19 on Illicit Trade Networks
29 April, Inter-American Dialogue - Energy Transition in Latin America – The Role of the Private Sector
Thanks for reading
Have a good Friday!