Friday Reading List - 20 December 2024
Approaching the end of the year
Good morning.
This week’s World Politics Review column was on the EU-Mercosur trade deal.
This week’s newsletters:
Monday - Trump's special envoy nomination shakes up the expected Venezuela policy
Wednesday - Poll: Bolivians hate their politicians
Thursday - Six Stories - comments on Brazil vs Argentina economics, El Salvador Bitcoin, Mexico’s drug seizures and more
The publishing schedule will be a bit slower over the next two weeks due to the holidays. Hope everyone gets some time to relax.
Reading List
Wilson Center - Developing AI Ecosystems in the Global South
Economist - Latin Americans are worryingly relaxed about authoritarianism - Full poll at Latinobarometro
IISS - Organised criminal groups in Latin America: the economics of political influence
Political Studies - Authoritarian, But Not Nativist: Classifying Far-Right Parties in Latin America
Foreign Policy - What China Got Right in Latin America
AP - 2024 brought natural disasters and turbulent politics to Latin America - Lots of photos
Baker Institute - Mexico Country Outlook 2025
Reuters - The shadowy ‘brokers’ smuggling fentanyl chemicals for Mexican cartels
FT - How China is setting up shop in Mexico - Fantastic article
Economist - Why Brazil’s currency is plunging
Washington Post - South America’s most dangerous gang invades the Amazon forest
AP - New charges target ex-Miami congressman for lobbying on behalf of sanctioned Venezuelan tycoon
AP - Son-in-law of top foe of Venezuela’s president sentenced to 30 months on money laundering charge
Reuters - Turmoil at Colombia's Ecopetrol raises profit fears ahead of US investment decision
Reuters - As Bolivia's big state economic model slowly implodes, fear of 'total crisis'
Washington Post - Paraguay reverses decision to halt U.S. antidrug cooperation
AP - As Trump threatens mass deportations, Central America braces for an influx of vulnerable migrants
Bloomberg - Crime’s Plunge and Bitcoin’s Boom Still Leave El Salvador Chasing Economic Miracle
El Faro - Cómo desaparecer miles de millones de dólares
Miami Herald - Haitian, Kenyan police took control of a rural town – then the victory led to carnage
Bloomberg - Trump Team Backchannels With Mexico, El Salvador on Deportations
NYT - The Case for Gene Drives to Combat Malaria
Foreign Affairs - Democrats Need a Foreign Policy That Can Work—and Win
Thanks for reading
Have a great weekend!
