Good morning and happy Friday. As of a week ago, I’m back in Bogota after a long road trip in the US.
Here are the links to the four newsletters we published this week:
Monday - Region - Extortion is up
Tuesday - A lesson from Afghanistan for US policy in Latin America
Wednesday - Politics and Polls (Ecuador, Bolivia)
Thursday - Venezuela - Negotiations
Tuesday’s newsletter on Afghanistan and Latin America has no paywall. Thanks to everyone who shared it on social media and via email. The other newsletters are for paying subscribers.
New York Times - La izquierda no debe justificar autoritarismos
Wall Street Journal - In Covid-19 Vaccination Push, Latin American Nations Are Catching Up to the U.S.
Americas Quarterly - Today’s Young Leftists Care More About Chile than Cuba
CSIS - South America’s Lithium Triangle: Opportunities for the Biden Administration
S&P Global (Platts) - Political changes increase risk for mining, energy in Latin America
United Nations - UN weather agency: millions affected by climate change and extreme weather in Latin America and Caribbean
Washington Post - Bolsonaro worked to shake Brazil’s faith in vaccines. But even his supporters are racing to get their shots.
InSight Crime - Brazil Cattle Linked to Accused Drug Trafficker Sold to Major Companies
Bloomberg - Pemex Can’t Afford to Develop the Oil Field It Fought to Control
Financial Times - Mexico drug cartels target media in battle for territory
Associated Press - Mexico says 5.2 million dropped out of school in pandemic
World Politics Review - The Limits of Mexico and Argentina’s Regional Leadership
Reuters - Vaccine hesitancy reaches Mexico's youth - along with Delta variant
Los Angeles Times - Editorial: Good for Mexico for suing U.S. gun makers
Reuters - GM workers in Mexico defeat union in first test of U.S. trade deal
Associated Press - Thai asphalt giant implicated in Venezuela sanctions case
The Hill - Venezuela's negotiations require international support — and realistic expectations
InSight Crime - The Scale of Illegal Coltan Trafficking in Colombia and Venezuela
Bloomberg - It’s Kraft vs. Kraft in Venezuela’s Strange Take on Capitalism
Colombia Risk Analysis - La Crisis Venezolana: Perspectivas desde Colombia (English)
Guardian - ‘Hidden pandemic’: Peruvian children in crisis as carers die
Guardian - Guyana to seek better royalties and terms for future oil contracts
Guardian - Exxon’s oil drilling gamble off Guyana coast ‘poses major environmental risk’
Global Americans - The Reasons Behind Ortega and Murillo’s Nicaragua Crackdown
Confidencial - Hospitalizaciones por covid-19 se disparan en Nicaragua
Bloomberg - El Salvador Bonds Extend Slump on Plans to Overhaul Constitution
Wall Street Journal - Huawei Accused in Suit of Installing Data ‘Back Door’ in Pakistan Project
Associated Press - Gangs abduct 2 doctors in Haiti, including a needed surgeon
Wall Street Journal - Judge Investigating Assassination of Haiti’s President Steps Down
Miami Herald - ‘I could have died in this city.’ Some Haitians brave gangs, gunfire to deliver aid
McClatchy - ‘Saving lives is the mission.’ Southcom head says military sending more support to Haiti
McClatchy - US steps back from demand for Haiti elections this year
New York Times - ‘We’re on Our Own’: Many Earthquake Survivors Expect No Help From Haitian Officials
NPR - Tensions In Haiti Build Over The Lack Of Earthquake Aid As Deaths Pass 2,000
Washington Post - A lament for Haiti: ‘It is as if we are cursed’
Washington Post - Haiti’s torments seem bottomless. America can and must do more.
Reuters - New Cuban decree tightens controls on social media, sparking outrage
Miami Herald - Cuban doctors say health collapse is not their fault
New York Times - Overwhelmed by Coronavirus, Cuba’s Vaunted Health System Is Reeling
Reuters - Rare doctors' outcry highlights Cuba's COVID crisis, growing dissent
24 August, NYU - Confronting Escalating Cyber Attacks: Strategies for Addressing Future Attacks on Critical Infrastructure
26 August, AS/COA - 2021 Latin American Cities Conferences: Buenos Aires
26 August, Inter-American Dialogue - ESG Investment Trends in Latin America and the Caribbean
14 September, Center for Global Development - Capital Flow Volatility in Latin America—Will Next Time Be Different?
5 October, Inter-American Dialogue - Fifth Annual Latin America Energy Conference – Transition and Recovery
Have a great weekend.
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Friday Reading List - 20 August 2021
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Good morning and happy Friday. As of a week ago, I’m back in Bogota after a long road trip in the US.
Here are the links to the four newsletters we published this week:
Monday - Region - Extortion is up
Tuesday - A lesson from Afghanistan for US policy in Latin America
Wednesday - Politics and Polls (Ecuador, Bolivia)
Thursday - Venezuela - Negotiations
Tuesday’s newsletter on Afghanistan and Latin America has no paywall. Thanks to everyone who shared it on social media and via email. The other newsletters are for paying subscribers.
Reading List
New York Times - La izquierda no debe justificar autoritarismos
Wall Street Journal - In Covid-19 Vaccination Push, Latin American Nations Are Catching Up to the U.S.
Americas Quarterly - Today’s Young Leftists Care More About Chile than Cuba
CSIS - South America’s Lithium Triangle: Opportunities for the Biden Administration
S&P Global (Platts) - Political changes increase risk for mining, energy in Latin America
United Nations - UN weather agency: millions affected by climate change and extreme weather in Latin America and Caribbean
Washington Post - Bolsonaro worked to shake Brazil’s faith in vaccines. But even his supporters are racing to get their shots.
InSight Crime - Brazil Cattle Linked to Accused Drug Trafficker Sold to Major Companies
Bloomberg - Pemex Can’t Afford to Develop the Oil Field It Fought to Control
Financial Times - Mexico drug cartels target media in battle for territory
Associated Press - Mexico says 5.2 million dropped out of school in pandemic
World Politics Review - The Limits of Mexico and Argentina’s Regional Leadership
Reuters - Vaccine hesitancy reaches Mexico's youth - along with Delta variant
Los Angeles Times - Editorial: Good for Mexico for suing U.S. gun makers
Reuters - GM workers in Mexico defeat union in first test of U.S. trade deal
Associated Press - Thai asphalt giant implicated in Venezuela sanctions case
The Hill - Venezuela's negotiations require international support — and realistic expectations
InSight Crime - The Scale of Illegal Coltan Trafficking in Colombia and Venezuela
Bloomberg - It’s Kraft vs. Kraft in Venezuela’s Strange Take on Capitalism
Colombia Risk Analysis - La Crisis Venezolana: Perspectivas desde Colombia (English)
Guardian - ‘Hidden pandemic’: Peruvian children in crisis as carers die
Guardian - Guyana to seek better royalties and terms for future oil contracts
Guardian - Exxon’s oil drilling gamble off Guyana coast ‘poses major environmental risk’
Global Americans - The Reasons Behind Ortega and Murillo’s Nicaragua Crackdown
Confidencial - Hospitalizaciones por covid-19 se disparan en Nicaragua
Bloomberg - El Salvador Bonds Extend Slump on Plans to Overhaul Constitution
Wall Street Journal - Huawei Accused in Suit of Installing Data ‘Back Door’ in Pakistan Project
Haiti and Cuba specific links
Associated Press - Gangs abduct 2 doctors in Haiti, including a needed surgeon
Wall Street Journal - Judge Investigating Assassination of Haiti’s President Steps Down
Miami Herald - ‘I could have died in this city.’ Some Haitians brave gangs, gunfire to deliver aid
McClatchy - ‘Saving lives is the mission.’ Southcom head says military sending more support to Haiti
McClatchy - US steps back from demand for Haiti elections this year
New York Times - ‘We’re on Our Own’: Many Earthquake Survivors Expect No Help From Haitian Officials
NPR - Tensions In Haiti Build Over The Lack Of Earthquake Aid As Deaths Pass 2,000
Washington Post - A lament for Haiti: ‘It is as if we are cursed’
Washington Post - Haiti’s torments seem bottomless. America can and must do more.
Reuters - New Cuban decree tightens controls on social media, sparking outrage
Miami Herald - Cuban doctors say health collapse is not their fault
New York Times - Overwhelmed by Coronavirus, Cuba’s Vaunted Health System Is Reeling
Reuters - Rare doctors' outcry highlights Cuba's COVID crisis, growing dissent
Upcoming Events
24 August, NYU - Confronting Escalating Cyber Attacks: Strategies for Addressing Future Attacks on Critical Infrastructure
26 August, AS/COA - 2021 Latin American Cities Conferences: Buenos Aires
26 August, Inter-American Dialogue - ESG Investment Trends in Latin America and the Caribbean
14 September, Center for Global Development - Capital Flow Volatility in Latin America—Will Next Time Be Different?
5 October, Inter-American Dialogue - Fifth Annual Latin America Energy Conference – Transition and Recovery
Thanks for reading!
Have a great weekend.