Friday Reading List - 22 November 2024
This week felt busier than usual
Good morning.
This week’s World Politics Review column said Peruvians are angry about Boluarte and care less about US vs China narratives at APEC.
This week’s newsletters:
Monday - Rubio's nomination as secretary of state brings attention to Latin America. But will he be effective? (paywall halfway through)
Tuesday - Two photos of Latin America's left, 19 years apart
Wednesday - Polls: Orsi has slim lead in Uruguay’s second round (for paying subscribers)
Thursday - Six Stories - Comments about the crises in the Andes, Brazil's coup plot, Milei's excitement, Mexico's reforms, and Nicaragua's dictatorship (for paying subscribers)
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Also, thanks to all the readers who said hello in person during meetings around OSAC this week in DC.
Reading List
CSIS - Under the Gun: Firearms Trafficking in Latin America and the Caribbean
World Politics Review - A Military Approach Alone Won’t Be Enough to Tackle Haiti’s Gangs
Economist - Will the “iron fist” model spread in Latin America?
Economist - Latin America is making progress on banking the unbanked
Bloomberg - Mexico Congress Takes First Step to Scrap Some Regulatory Bodies
NYT - Why Mexico Isn’t Panicking About Another Trump Presidency
Crash Out Media - How the Gulf Cartel "Taxes" the US Border
Washington Post - How a U.S. drug arrest made Mexico more violent
Guardian - Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro charged with plotting coup d’état
WSJ - In Brazil, Xi Jinping Cultivates a Friend as He Braces for Trump
NYT - Biden Visits Amazon, Vowing Help to Fight Climate Change
FT - Joe Biden loses to Xi Jinping in battle for Latin America
FT - Chinese satellite company to challenge Elon Musk’s Starlink in Brazil
NYT - Venezuela’s ‘Iron Lady’ Pleads With Trump to Save Her Country’s Democracy
AP - Venezuela releases from prison some of the thousands detained after presidential election
Bloomberg - Biden’s Move on Venezuela Leaves Trump Little Room to Cut a Deal With Maduro
Washington Post - Venezuela an early test for Trump’s deal-making foreign policy
USIP - A Public Perceptions Survey of China in Venezuela
AP - Colombia’s government is eager for a post-fossil fuels economy. But costs are a barrier
Al Jazeera - Can Colombia’s talks with the Comuneros del Sur help achieve ‘total peace’?
NYT - Where Glaciers Melt, the Rivers Run Red (Peru)
Bloomberg - Bolivia’s Tragedy Will End in Devaluation, Default and Chaos
Economist - Argentina: the making of an economic miracle?
Guardian - Milei plan to privatise Argentina river sparks fears among local communities
El Pais - Ortega revive el proyecto de un canal interoceánico en Nicaragua y lo ofrece a empresarios chinos
Journal of Democracy - How Dictators Use Financial Repression Against Their Opponents
Confidencial - Reforma a la Constitución oficializa la “copresidencia” y a los paramilitares
AP - Trump's incoming chief of staff is a former lobbyist. She'll face a raft of special interests
Chatham House - Trump’s Latin America policy will be shaped by an ideological network of ‘Trumpista’ strongmen
CNN - Trump team maps out Latin America strategy as part of mass deportation plan
Bloomberg - The US Stablecoin Startup Fueling a $3 Billion Boom in Africa
Bloomberg - The Clandestine Oil Shipping Hub Funneling Iranian Crude to China
Economist - What the “superforecasters” predict for major events in 2025
Thanks for reading
Have a great weekend!
