Friday Reading List - 25 February 2022
Good morning and happy Friday! Here are the links to the three newsletters published this week.
Tuesday - Guatemala - Giammattei implicated in massive bribery scheme
Wednesday - Politics and Polls (Brazil and the Dominican Republic)
Thursday - Paraguay - Previewing the election in 2023
Tuesday’s newsletter is open to everyone, and the others are available to paying subscribers. Thank you for subscribing and supporting the newsletter.
Reading List
Politico - As the U.S. and Europe impose sanctions, some in Latin America applaud Russia's Ukraine moves
New York Times - Colombia Decriminalizes Abortion, Bolstering Trend Across Region
War on the Rocks - Great-Power Competition Comes for Latin America
Bloomberg - China Faces ‘Creditor Trap’ in Lending to Latin America: Q&A
Global Americans - Soft Power, Confucius Institutes, and Latin America and the Caribbean
Diálogo Chino - Can the G7’s B3W compete with China’s Belt and Road in Latin America?
Bloomberg - Chile’s New Finance Chief Vows to Reduce Economic Uncertainty
Americas Quarterly - Latin America: Not as Polarized as You Think
Confidencial - The Ortega Murillo family’s private business network: 22 companies at the expense of the State
Insight Crime - The Perpetual Cocaine War of Colombia's Putumayo
El País - Malos precedentes engendran malos presidentes
Insight Crime - Despite Peace Agreement, Child Recruitment Plagues Colombia
War Politics Review - War Returns to Colombia’s Countryside
El Faro - El Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación avanza a paso firme en Guatemala
Insight Crime - Crackdown on Guatemala Prosecutors Intensifies Amid Presidential Corruption Claims
Los Angeles Times - El Salvador’s president buys Bitcoins ‘naked,’ he boasts. His experiment is costing his nation millions
Global Americans - Castillo’s Cabinet Falters, but Peru’s Geopolitical Needs Remain Constant
Wall Street Journal - A Real-Life ‘Queen’s Gambit’—the Brazilian Maid Who Became a Chess Champ
Latin America Bureau - Brazil’s 2022 election: reading the runes
Al Jazeera - Brazil storm death toll rises to 186 one week on
The Guardian - UK trade could promote use of banned pesticides in Brazil, new report warns
The Brazilian Report - Will the economy provide Bolsonaro an electoral lifeline?
The Brazilian Report - Petrobras obliterates profit records, but long-term questions linger
The Brazilian Report - Big mining eyeing indigenous Brazilian lands the size of England
Georgetown Security Studies Review - Mounting a Defense on the Southern Theater: An Analysis of Russian Propaganda Aimed at US-Mexico Relations
Wall Street Journal - Mexican President López Obrador Goes on the Offensive Over Son’s Use of Luxury Home
Forbes - President Lopez Obrador Won’t Stop Attacking Mexico’s Journalists
Foreign Affairs - America Must Not Ignore Mexico’s Democratic Decay
Insight Crime - Booming Mexico Resort Town of Puerto Vallarta is Hostage to CJNG
El País - Mexican military absent as El Chapo's sons sow terror
The Guardian - Mexico’s poetic gaze: Graciela Iturbide at 80 – in pictures
Forbes - How Is China Involved In Organized Crime In Mexico?
Mexicanos Contra la Corrupción - La renta de la casa en Houston de José Ramón nunca fue registrada
Human Rights Watch - Venezuela: EU Elections Report Flags Rights Barriers
Armando Info - Venezuela hizo cumbre en el Credit Suisse
EuroNews - Nicolás Maduro declara "apoio total" da Venezuela á Russia
New York Times - Laundered Money Could Be Putin’s Achilles' Heel
OCCRP - Historic Leak of Swiss Banking Records Reveals Unsavory Clients
Upcoming Events
25 February, UC San Diego GPS - Protecting Journalists: Defending Democracy in Mexico
25 February, Institute of the Americas - Dr. Moisés Naím on The Revenge of Power
28 February, Brookings - USMCA: Building a more competitive, inclusive, and sustainable North American economy
1 March, AS/COA - Colombia’s 2022 Elections Outlook
1 March, Inter-American Dialogue - The Venezuelan Judiciary and Crimes Against Humanity: Justice or Impunity?
1 March, Atlantic Council - Financial inclusion in the Caribbean and why it matters for the United States
30 March, AS/COA - 2022 Latin American Cities Conferences: Guatemala City
31 March, AEI - Latin America’s inflation challenge
Thanks for reading.
Have a great weekend!