Good morning and happy Friday!
Here are the links to the four newsletters we published this week.
Monday - El Salvador - State of emergency updates
Tuesday - Searching for regional trends - May 2022
Wednesday - Politics and Polls (Peru and Chile)
Thursday - Haiti - Negotiations for change of government resume
Thank you to everyone who supports this newsletter. As a reminder, we are holding a webinar with our colleagues at Colombia Risk Analysis at 12pm ET on May 30, the day after Colombia’s first round, to discuss the country’s presidential election. People who sign up will be able to receive a video of the event.
AS/COA - Explainer: Crypto in Latin America
Financial Times - US summit struggles in Latin America are a boon to China
Washington Post - Jill Biden’s six-day tour of Latin America is high-stakes diplomacy
Global Americans - U.S. Policy in Latin America—Time for a New American Realism
The Guardian - Madrid show explores graphic art’s role as tool of resistance in Latin America
AP - Hired ‘hackers’ try, and fail, to invade Brazil vote system
Reuters - Brazil could face attack like U.S. Capitol assault, top election official says
Financial Times - Inflation returns to haunt Brazilians
Washington Post - Lula’s campaign missteps stir the question: Has he lost his touch?
Quinto Lab - Fragmentos de la desaparición
Americas Quarterly - Why Gender Violence in Mexico Persists—And How to Stop It
Insight Crime - Cash Cows - The Inner Workings of Cattle Trafficking from Central America to Mexico
El País - México supera las 100.000 personas desaparecidas
El Universal - ¿Abrazos y no balazos?
The Guardian - Mexican farmers demand redress for illegal mining and violence on their land
New York Times - An Intimate Look at Mexico’s Indigenous Seri People
Sibylline - Sibylline Data Analysis – Mexico
New York Times - U.S. to Offer Minor Sanctions Relief to Entice Venezuela to Talks
The Guardian - Maduro glimpses political lifeline as US rethinks Venezuela policy
Reuters - U.S. charges Venezuelan doctor with selling ransomware used by Iranian group
The Guardian - Chile finalises new draft constitution to replace Pinochet-era document
AP - How gas interests slowed Chile’s clean energy transition
WPR - Boric’s Outreach to Chile’s Mapuche Has Hit Some Roadblocks
New York Times - Russian Hacking Cartel Attacks Costa Rican Government Agencies
The Verge - Costa Rican president says country is ‘at war’ with Conti ransomware group
Miami Herald - Reversing Trump measures, U.S. will expand flights to Cuba and resume family reunifications
El Faro - Audios de Carlos Marroquín revelan que masacre de marzo ocurrió por ruptura entre Gobierno y MS
WPR - El Salvador’s Bitcoin Gamble Just Went Bust
Americas Quarterly - AQ Podcast: Haiti’s Political Crisis: An Overview and Ways Forward
Insight Crime - The Jalisco Cartel's Quiet Expansion in Guatemala
AP - Guatemala reappoints criticized attorney general to 2nd term
Americas Quarterly - In Guatemala, a President Tests the Public
WPR - Drugs, Corruption and Organized Crime Make for a Deadly Mix in Paraguay
Washington Post - How the Biden administration let right-wing attacks derail its disinformation efforts
Vice - How a Tweet Led to the Downfall of a $1 Billion Drug Cartel
Tax Justice Network - US tops financial secrecy ranking as G7 countries upend global progress on transparency
23 May, Atlantic Council - Road to the Summit: A digital future for the Americas
23 May, AS/COA - Roundtable: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence in the Region
23-24 May, Chatham House - Latin America 2022
24 May, Atlantic Council - Cumbre de mujeres por Venezuela
24 May, WOLA - High-Risk Feminism in Colombia
24 May, Migration Policy Institute - Seeking Safety: Regional Protection Options for Central Americans
24 May, Wilson Center - Brazil Elections 2022: A Discussion on the State and Stakes of the Race
25 May, Canning House/ LSE - Latin American Trade in the Age of Climate Change: Impact, Opportunities, and policy options
25 May, Wilson Center - Going Digital: The Promise of Fintech in Latin America
25 May, Inter-American Dialogue - Media Sustainability in the Big Tech Era
26 May, AS/COA - Financing Climate Change Adaptation in Latin America
30 May, Colombia Risk and Hxagon - The Day After The First Round
6-7 June, CGS Quito - Mining Conference 2022
Boz will be presenting at the inaugural Copper Gold Symposium Mining Conference in Quito, Ecuador.
7 June, Wilson Center - A Path to Self-Sufficiency: Advancing Venezuelan Refugee Integration in the Americas
8 June, Wilson Center - Safeguarding Democracy in the Americas: How to Strengthen the Inter-American Democratic Charter, 20 Years after Its Adoption
Friday Reading List - 20 May 2022
Friday Reading List - 20 May 2022
Friday Reading List - 20 May 2022
Good morning and happy Friday!
Here are the links to the four newsletters we published this week.
Monday - El Salvador - State of emergency updates
Tuesday - Searching for regional trends - May 2022
Wednesday - Politics and Polls (Peru and Chile)
Thursday - Haiti - Negotiations for change of government resume
Thank you to everyone who supports this newsletter. As a reminder, we are holding a webinar with our colleagues at Colombia Risk Analysis at 12pm ET on May 30, the day after Colombia’s first round, to discuss the country’s presidential election. People who sign up will be able to receive a video of the event.
Reading List
AS/COA - Explainer: Crypto in Latin America
Financial Times - US summit struggles in Latin America are a boon to China
Washington Post - Jill Biden’s six-day tour of Latin America is high-stakes diplomacy
Global Americans - U.S. Policy in Latin America—Time for a New American Realism
The Guardian - Madrid show explores graphic art’s role as tool of resistance in Latin America
AP - Hired ‘hackers’ try, and fail, to invade Brazil vote system
Reuters - Brazil could face attack like U.S. Capitol assault, top election official says
Financial Times - Inflation returns to haunt Brazilians
Washington Post - Lula’s campaign missteps stir the question: Has he lost his touch?
Quinto Lab - Fragmentos de la desaparición
Americas Quarterly - Why Gender Violence in Mexico Persists—And How to Stop It
Insight Crime - Cash Cows - The Inner Workings of Cattle Trafficking from Central America to Mexico
El País - México supera las 100.000 personas desaparecidas
El Universal - ¿Abrazos y no balazos?
The Guardian - Mexican farmers demand redress for illegal mining and violence on their land
New York Times - An Intimate Look at Mexico’s Indigenous Seri People
Sibylline - Sibylline Data Analysis – Mexico
New York Times - U.S. to Offer Minor Sanctions Relief to Entice Venezuela to Talks
The Guardian - Maduro glimpses political lifeline as US rethinks Venezuela policy
Reuters - U.S. charges Venezuelan doctor with selling ransomware used by Iranian group
The Guardian - Chile finalises new draft constitution to replace Pinochet-era document
AP - How gas interests slowed Chile’s clean energy transition
WPR - Boric’s Outreach to Chile’s Mapuche Has Hit Some Roadblocks
New York Times - Russian Hacking Cartel Attacks Costa Rican Government Agencies
The Verge - Costa Rican president says country is ‘at war’ with Conti ransomware group
Miami Herald - Reversing Trump measures, U.S. will expand flights to Cuba and resume family reunifications
El Faro - Audios de Carlos Marroquín revelan que masacre de marzo ocurrió por ruptura entre Gobierno y MS
WPR - El Salvador’s Bitcoin Gamble Just Went Bust
Americas Quarterly - AQ Podcast: Haiti’s Political Crisis: An Overview and Ways Forward
Insight Crime - The Jalisco Cartel's Quiet Expansion in Guatemala
AP - Guatemala reappoints criticized attorney general to 2nd term
Americas Quarterly - In Guatemala, a President Tests the Public
WPR - Drugs, Corruption and Organized Crime Make for a Deadly Mix in Paraguay
Washington Post - How the Biden administration let right-wing attacks derail its disinformation efforts
Vice - How a Tweet Led to the Downfall of a $1 Billion Drug Cartel
Tax Justice Network - US tops financial secrecy ranking as G7 countries upend global progress on transparency
Upcoming Events
23 May, Atlantic Council - Road to the Summit: A digital future for the Americas
23 May, AS/COA - Roundtable: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence in the Region
23-24 May, Chatham House - Latin America 2022
24 May, Atlantic Council - Cumbre de mujeres por Venezuela
24 May, WOLA - High-Risk Feminism in Colombia
24 May, Migration Policy Institute - Seeking Safety: Regional Protection Options for Central Americans
24 May, Wilson Center - Brazil Elections 2022: A Discussion on the State and Stakes of the Race
25 May, Canning House/ LSE - Latin American Trade in the Age of Climate Change: Impact, Opportunities, and policy options
25 May, Wilson Center - Going Digital: The Promise of Fintech in Latin America
25 May, Inter-American Dialogue - Media Sustainability in the Big Tech Era
26 May, AS/COA - Financing Climate Change Adaptation in Latin America
30 May, Colombia Risk and Hxagon - The Day After The First Round
6-7 June, CGS Quito - Mining Conference 2022
Boz will be presenting at the inaugural Copper Gold Symposium Mining Conference in Quito, Ecuador.
7 June, Wilson Center - A Path to Self-Sufficiency: Advancing Venezuelan Refugee Integration in the Americas
8 June, Wilson Center - Safeguarding Democracy in the Americas: How to Strengthen the Inter-American Democratic Charter, 20 Years after Its Adoption