Friday Reading List - 20 September 2024
I wonder how many drug cartel bosses threw out their pagers and blackberries this week out of an abundance of caution
Good afternoon from Heathrow airport. Thanks to everyone who met with me during the busy week in London this week and sorry to anyone I missed.
This week’s newsletter was annoyingly optimistic about Sheinbaum’s upcoming presidency. I appreciate those who wrote to let me know how much you disagreed.
My World Politics Review column was on Ecuador and the Yasuni oil drilling controversy.
Reading List
Inter-American Dialogue - Building Climate Justice and Equity: Recommendations from Caribbean Partners on PACC 2030
AP - Mexican president calls on ex-security secretary to show proof of alleged cartel ties
El Pais - The US stirs up the hornet’s nest of drug trafficking in Mexico
Reuters - As investors worry over Mexico's judicial reform, opportunities emerge
Bloomberg - Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum Needs to Break With Her Mentor AMLO to Succeed
World Politics Review - To Deliver for Mexico's Women, Sheinbaum Must Overcome AMLO's Legacy
ADN - Claudia Sheinbaum, la primera comandanta de las Fuerzas Armadas
Economist - Can the voluntary carbon market save the Amazon?
Economist - How Brazilian lawmakers won extra powers to waste money
AP - Venezuela’s opposition ex-candidate says he was forced to sign letter that effectively admits defeat
AP - Venezuelan opposition calls on US to cancel oil company licenses to pressure Maduro
The Hill - Venezuela’s election fraud threatens the stability of the Western hemisphere
Miami Herald - A U.S. Senate bill will raise bounty for leads on Venezuela's Maduro to $100 million
AP - Colombia's president says attack on army base 'practically ends' peace talks with ELN rebels
Bloomberg - Argentina’s Economic Crisis Thwarts Bid to Go Nuclear With Lithium Bounty
BBC - Haiti takes step towards holding first elections since 2016
Reuters - US Senator proposes barring Chinese firms using third countries to evade tariffs
NYT - Paraguay Loves Mickey, its Cartoon Mouse. Disney Doesn’t.
Thanks for reading
Have a great weekend!
