Good morning. 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.
I published four newsletters this week.
Monday - Mexico - Steady national homicide numbers hide large state level shifts
Tuesday - Venezuela - Corruption spillover
Wednesday - Politics and Polls (Argentina and Brazil)
Thursday - The Biden presidency will shake up US-Brazil relations
If you want to be added to the newsletter distribution list, please enter your email at https://boz.substack.com/ or email me at boz@substack.com and I will add you.
Americas Quarterly - What Went Right (and Wrong) in Latin America’s Anti-Corruption Fight
Bloomberg - No Meat, No Milk, No Bread: Hunger Crisis Rocks Latin America
Bloomberg - Woke Activists Won’t Fix Latin America’s Broken Politics
Global Centre for Pluralism - Structural Inequality, Polarization and Declining Gang Violence: The Pandemic in Central America
Economist - The growing importance of Latin America’s mayors
InSight Crime - Why Oil Theft Spread Across Latin America During Pandemic
Folha - Governo Bolsonaro repassou a programa de Michelle R$ 7,5 milhões doados para testes de Covid
Associated Press - As Brazil's wetlands burned, government did little to help
El Universal - Cárteles centran trasiego de droga en seis puertos
Natural Resource Governance Institute - Pandemic, Problems at Pemex Suggest a Rethink of Mexico’s Energy Strategy
Reuters - Mexico, plagued by cartel wars, on cusp of legal cannabis 'green rush'
Council on Foreign Relations - Synchronizing With Europe on the Venezuela Crisis
BBC - Venezuela crisis: Anger over shortages triggers protests
The Dialogue - Corruption and Crisis in Venezuela: Asset Repatriation for Humanitarian Relief (pdf)
Wall Street Journal - Venezuela’s Food Chain Is Breaking, and Millions Go Hungry
Caracas Chronicles - My Name is Francisco, And I Am a Toxic Exile
Miami Herald - U.S. sanctions military-controlled company involved in dollar remittances to Cuba
El Tiempo - La reaparición de 'Iván Márquez', 'Santrich', 'Romaña' y el 'Paisa'
La Silla Vacía - En Arauca temen una guerra entre el ELN y las disidencias
Criterio - Henry Osorto, con chats en su poder, dice que Juan Hernández ordena asesinatos desde Casa Presidencial
Vice - Could an Ex-Money Launderer For Drug Traffickers Be the Next President of Honduras?
Vice - Ex-Vice President Kidnapped in Revenge Strike by Communist Rebels Plaguing Paraguay
Amnesty International - Ortega government appears to be preparing for a new phase of repression
Bloomberg - Americas’ Economic Winner Is Landlocked Nation Helped by Farming
5 October. Brookings - Maras, migrants, and Mexico: Policy issues for the next US administration
5 October, AS/COA - A Conversation with Admiral Craig Faller, Commander, SOUTHCOM
6 October, Inter-American Dialogue - Latin America Energy Conference
6 October, Wilson Center - Trump or Biden: What Will it Mean for Brazil and Bolsonaro?
7 October, Atlantic Council - Maduro and Iran: Hezbollah, oil, and illicit networks propping the Venezuelan regime
22-23 October, LAPOP - The Public and Democracy in the Americas
Have a great weekend.
Friday Reading List - 2 October 2020
Friday Reading List - 2 October 2020
Friday Reading List - 2 October 2020
Good morning. 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.
I published four newsletters this week.
Monday - Mexico - Steady national homicide numbers hide large state level shifts
Tuesday - Venezuela - Corruption spillover
Wednesday - Politics and Polls (Argentina and Brazil)
Thursday - The Biden presidency will shake up US-Brazil relations
If you want to be added to the newsletter distribution list, please enter your email at https://boz.substack.com/ or email me at boz@substack.com and I will add you.
Reading List
Americas Quarterly - What Went Right (and Wrong) in Latin America’s Anti-Corruption Fight
Bloomberg - No Meat, No Milk, No Bread: Hunger Crisis Rocks Latin America
Bloomberg - Woke Activists Won’t Fix Latin America’s Broken Politics
Global Centre for Pluralism - Structural Inequality, Polarization and Declining Gang Violence: The Pandemic in Central America
Economist - The growing importance of Latin America’s mayors
InSight Crime - Why Oil Theft Spread Across Latin America During Pandemic
Folha - Governo Bolsonaro repassou a programa de Michelle R$ 7,5 milhões doados para testes de Covid
Associated Press - As Brazil's wetlands burned, government did little to help
El Universal - Cárteles centran trasiego de droga en seis puertos
Natural Resource Governance Institute - Pandemic, Problems at Pemex Suggest a Rethink of Mexico’s Energy Strategy
Reuters - Mexico, plagued by cartel wars, on cusp of legal cannabis 'green rush'
Council on Foreign Relations - Synchronizing With Europe on the Venezuela Crisis
BBC - Venezuela crisis: Anger over shortages triggers protests
The Dialogue - Corruption and Crisis in Venezuela: Asset Repatriation for Humanitarian Relief (pdf)
Wall Street Journal - Venezuela’s Food Chain Is Breaking, and Millions Go Hungry
Caracas Chronicles - My Name is Francisco, And I Am a Toxic Exile
Miami Herald - U.S. sanctions military-controlled company involved in dollar remittances to Cuba
El Tiempo - La reaparición de 'Iván Márquez', 'Santrich', 'Romaña' y el 'Paisa'
La Silla Vacía - En Arauca temen una guerra entre el ELN y las disidencias
Criterio - Henry Osorto, con chats en su poder, dice que Juan Hernández ordena asesinatos desde Casa Presidencial
Vice - Could an Ex-Money Launderer For Drug Traffickers Be the Next President of Honduras?
Vice - Ex-Vice President Kidnapped in Revenge Strike by Communist Rebels Plaguing Paraguay
Amnesty International - Ortega government appears to be preparing for a new phase of repression
Bloomberg - Americas’ Economic Winner Is Landlocked Nation Helped by Farming
Upcoming events
5 October. Brookings - Maras, migrants, and Mexico: Policy issues for the next US administration
5 October, AS/COA - A Conversation with Admiral Craig Faller, Commander, SOUTHCOM
6 October, Inter-American Dialogue - Latin America Energy Conference
6 October, Wilson Center - Trump or Biden: What Will it Mean for Brazil and Bolsonaro?
7 October, Atlantic Council - Maduro and Iran: Hezbollah, oil, and illicit networks propping the Venezuelan regime
22-23 October, LAPOP - The Public and Democracy in the Americas
Thanks for reading
Have a great weekend.