On Monday, The Financial Times published my op-ed about the deplatforming of world leaders by technology companies. The op-ed pivoted off my newsletter last week on the same subject. After that FT piece was published, Twitter suspended both Venezuela’s fraudulent National Assembly account backed by Maduro and the Chinese embassy Twitter account that had the awful comments about the Uighur population.
Here are the links to the three newsletters I published this week.
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Friday Reading List - 22 January 2021
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Good morning and happy Friday!
On Monday, The Financial Times published my op-ed about the deplatforming of world leaders by technology companies. The op-ed pivoted off my newsletter last week on the same subject. After that FT piece was published, Twitter suspended both Venezuela’s fraudulent National Assembly account backed by Maduro and the Chinese embassy Twitter account that had the awful comments about the Uighur population.
Here are the links to the three newsletters I published this week.
Tuesday - Biden's anti-corruption agenda must be a priority
Wednesday - Politics and Polls (Peru, Brazil, Ecuador)
Thursday - Update: Criminal groups profiting from Covid
If you didn’t receive all of those newsletters this week, it’s because you’re not a paying subscriber. Please consider subscribing for $9 per month or $90 per year. Thanks to everyone who has already subscribed. I really appreciate it.
If you are a college student, on the unpaid intern circuit, or otherwise cannot afford the newsletter, email me at boz@substack.com and we’ll work something out.
Reading list
Foreign Policy - Biden to Tap Seasoned Former Diplomat to Oversee Southern Border Policy
WLRN (Florida) - Latin America's 'Troika Of Tyranny' Applauds South Florida's 'Troika Of Treason'
BBC - Protecting fragile ecosystems from lithium mining
Washington Post - The U.S. sent Central American asylum seekers to Guatemala to seek refuge. None were granted asylum, report says.
Los Angeles Times - Fleeing the pandemic and two hurricanes, thousands of migrants walk toward the U.S.
Guardian - Even criminals raise their prices when they form cartels
InSight Crime - 3 Unexplored Criminal Challenges Awaiting President Joe Biden
Brookings - Order from Chaos: The wicked problem of drug trafficking in the Western Hemisphere
Council on Foreign Relations - China’s Growing Trade and Investment in Latin America Outpaces Its Influence in the Region’s Media and Civil Society
Think Global Health - A Moment of Truth for Bolsonaro
New York Times - Bolsonaro Talked Vaccines Down. Now Brazil has Too Few Doses.
CNN - Brazilian officials were warned six days in advance of a looming oxygen crisis in Manaus
Reuters - Brazil's Bolsonaro to allow China's Huawei in 5G auctions: newspaper
Bloomberg - Brazil Economic Team Sees Growing Need for Extra Covid Stimulus
El Universal - El ruido y la señal (Alejandro Hope on the debate over Mexico’s homicide number)
New York Times - Once a Trump-Basher, Mexico’s Leader Misses Him Already
Reuters - Analysis: Mexican president's energy reform threat faces U.S. reality check
Financial Times - Joe Biden could find Mexico a truculent neighbour
Americas Quarterly - Biden and AMLO: Reset or Disaster
Associated Press - In Mexico, women take the front lines as vigilantes
Aristegui Noticias - Por un decreto presidencial, Cienfuegos es asesor de la Sedena en actual gobierno
Chilangadas - ¡Sin quitarse la máscara! Blue Demon Jr., busca ser alcalde de la Gustavo A. Madero
Rest of World - Where surveillance cameras work but the justice system doesn’t (Mexico City)
Asociación Civil Control Ciudadano - Venezuela: El Discurso Del Alto Mando Militar En Twitter (pdf)
New York Times - Venezuela: ¿petróleo por alimentos?
Washington Post - Trump’s bluster failed Venezuela. Biden must use diplomatic and economic levers to address the crisis.
Anova - Impacto de las Sanciones Financieras Internacionales contra Venezuela: Nueva Evidencia
Georgetown Journal of International Affairs - Argentina’s New Media Regulations Create Jitters over Information Control
Global Americans - Damage control (on Colombia-US relations)
El Espectador - Colombia y Venezuela, dos temas calientes en la agenda de Biden
New York Times - Suriname Could Be Latest Big Oil Find as Industry Cuts Costs
InSight Crime - MS13 Prison Releases Reinforce Potential Pact with El Salvador
BBC - The new mosquito bringing disease to North America
NPR - Reinfections More Likely With New Coronavirus Variants, Evidence Suggests
Upcoming events
26 January, Wilson Center - Ninth Annual US-Mexico Security Conference: Part 1
28 January, Wilson Center - Corruption Across the Atlantic and Around the World
2 February, Wilson Center - Ninth Annual US-Mexico Security Conference: Part 2
2 February, MIT - Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Latin America
3 February, FIU - Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing Conference
Thanks for reading
Have a great weekend