Good morning and happy Friday!
Here are the links to the four newsletters published this week.
Monday - Mexico - Crossfire on Cancún Beach
Tuesday - Peru - President-elect Castillo’s first six months
Wednesday - Politics and Polls (Peru and Colombia)
Thursday - Brazil - Bolsonaro under pressure
This newsletter is supported by paying subscribers. Please consider subscribing for $9 per month.
Wall Street Journal - South America Is Now Covid-19 Hot Spot, With Eight Times the World’s Death Rate
Bloomberg - The Fight Against Corruption in Central America Needs to Get Ugly
Guardian - ‘Latin America will never be the same’: Venezuela exodus reaches record levels
Reuters - Migrant children report overcrowding, spoiled food, depression in U.S. shelters
American Oversight - American Oversight Obtains Emails About Ice Deportations That Spread The Coronavirus Beyond U.S. Borders
Financial Times - Latin America isn’t booming, but that could change
Wall Street Journal - A Covid-19 Silver Lining in Latin America: Millions of New Bank Accounts
Americas Quarterly - A Socially Conservative Left Is Gaining Traction in Latin America
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - Reimagining Regional Governance in Latin America
New York Times - Brazil, Besieged by Covid, Now Faces a Severe Drought
New York Times - Brazil Passes 500,000 Covid Deaths, a Tragedy With No Sign of Letup
Reuters - Threats and violence mark pandemic debate in Bolsonaro's Brazil
Mongabay - Demand for soy puts pressure on Pantanal, Brazil’s largest wild wetland
BBC - Illegal gold miners stalk Amazon as authorities look away
Associated Press - Mexican president replaces head of anti-corruption agency
Natural Gas Intelligence - Mexico’s Pemex said Poorly Positioned to Capitalize on Oil Price Rally
El Financiero - La operación electoral del ‘Cártel de Sinaloa’
Bloomberg - Venezuela’s Maduro Pleads for Foreign Capital, Biden Deal in Caracas Interview
Bloomberg - Maduro’s Tightened Grip Forces Opposition to Lower Its Sights
Bloomberg - Maduro’s Reluctant Reforms May Halt Venezuelan Economic Freefall
Reuters - A power tycoon, while Venezuela goes dark, brightens his image abroad
Reuters - Venezuela, under sanctions, asks local banks to make vaccine payments
Webinfomil - Ejército de Colombia incautó en Arauca un cohete aire-tierra que pertenecería a la Fuerza Aérea Venezolana
Guardian - ‘Everything is collapsing’: Colombia battles third Covid wave amid unrest
Foreign Policy - Solutions for Colombia’s Social Unrest Are in Short Supply
Washington Post - Colombians have thronged to anti-government protests. Hundreds have gone missing.
Foreign Policy - Colombia’s “Progress” Leaves Millions Behind
New York Times - Trumpian Tactics Threaten to Undo Democracy in Peru
Guardian - Uruguay accused of squandering early Covid success amid deadly surge
Financial Times - Argentina averts default in debt deal with Paris Club
OCCRP - Illegal Chinese Cigarettes Flooding Latin America Flow Through Panama
Rest of World - Google automatically installed a Covid-19 tracker on phones in Costa Rica
InSight Crime - High-Profile Corruption Probe Tests Costa Rica’s Justice System
Economist - Daniel Ortega tears up all pretence of democracy in Nicaragua
Vice - Bitcoin Is National Currency in El Salvador. Now Who's Going to Get Rich?
AS/COA - Constitutional Crisis and Crime Have Haiti on Edge
InSight Crime - Mozambique Becoming Southern Africa's Cocaine Platform
Wall Street Journal - Why Crime Could Kill Crypto
New York Times - The Power of Money: How Autocrats Use London to Strike Foes Worldwide
New York Times - As Money Launderers Buy Dalís, U.S. Looks at Lifting the Veil on Art Sales
28 June, Atlantic Council - Vaccines for the Caribbean: Why it matters for the United States
29 June, Wilson Center - Venezuela’s Authoritarian Allies: The Ties That Bind?
30 June, CFR - Home and Abroad Series Public Forum: U.S. Immigration Policy
30 June, Inter-American Dialogue - Education and Technology Strategies – Lessons Learned and Opportunities in Latin America
30 June, Wilson Center - USMCA at One
30 June, Wilson Center - Venezuela’s Democratic Unity Platform and the Search for Democratization
8 July, AS/COA - Trade and Central America: Renewing an Agenda for Sustainable Development
Early heads up: I’m taking July 5-9 off from publishing the newsletter.
Have a great weekend!
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Friday Reading List - 25 June 2021
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Good morning and happy Friday!
Here are the links to the four newsletters published this week.
Monday - Mexico - Crossfire on Cancún Beach
Tuesday - Peru - President-elect Castillo’s first six months
Wednesday - Politics and Polls (Peru and Colombia)
Thursday - Brazil - Bolsonaro under pressure
This newsletter is supported by paying subscribers. Please consider subscribing for $9 per month.
Reading List
Wall Street Journal - South America Is Now Covid-19 Hot Spot, With Eight Times the World’s Death Rate
Bloomberg - The Fight Against Corruption in Central America Needs to Get Ugly
Guardian - ‘Latin America will never be the same’: Venezuela exodus reaches record levels
Reuters - Migrant children report overcrowding, spoiled food, depression in U.S. shelters
American Oversight - American Oversight Obtains Emails About Ice Deportations That Spread The Coronavirus Beyond U.S. Borders
Financial Times - Latin America isn’t booming, but that could change
Wall Street Journal - A Covid-19 Silver Lining in Latin America: Millions of New Bank Accounts
Americas Quarterly - A Socially Conservative Left Is Gaining Traction in Latin America
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - Reimagining Regional Governance in Latin America
New York Times - Brazil, Besieged by Covid, Now Faces a Severe Drought
New York Times - Brazil Passes 500,000 Covid Deaths, a Tragedy With No Sign of Letup
Reuters - Threats and violence mark pandemic debate in Bolsonaro's Brazil
Mongabay - Demand for soy puts pressure on Pantanal, Brazil’s largest wild wetland
BBC - Illegal gold miners stalk Amazon as authorities look away
Associated Press - Mexican president replaces head of anti-corruption agency
Natural Gas Intelligence - Mexico’s Pemex said Poorly Positioned to Capitalize on Oil Price Rally
El Financiero - La operación electoral del ‘Cártel de Sinaloa’
Bloomberg - Venezuela’s Maduro Pleads for Foreign Capital, Biden Deal in Caracas Interview
Bloomberg - Maduro’s Tightened Grip Forces Opposition to Lower Its Sights
Bloomberg - Maduro’s Reluctant Reforms May Halt Venezuelan Economic Freefall
Reuters - A power tycoon, while Venezuela goes dark, brightens his image abroad
Reuters - Venezuela, under sanctions, asks local banks to make vaccine payments
Webinfomil - Ejército de Colombia incautó en Arauca un cohete aire-tierra que pertenecería a la Fuerza Aérea Venezolana
Guardian - ‘Everything is collapsing’: Colombia battles third Covid wave amid unrest
Foreign Policy - Solutions for Colombia’s Social Unrest Are in Short Supply
Washington Post - Colombians have thronged to anti-government protests. Hundreds have gone missing.
Foreign Policy - Colombia’s “Progress” Leaves Millions Behind
New York Times - Trumpian Tactics Threaten to Undo Democracy in Peru
Guardian - Uruguay accused of squandering early Covid success amid deadly surge
Financial Times - Argentina averts default in debt deal with Paris Club
OCCRP - Illegal Chinese Cigarettes Flooding Latin America Flow Through Panama
Rest of World - Google automatically installed a Covid-19 tracker on phones in Costa Rica
InSight Crime - High-Profile Corruption Probe Tests Costa Rica’s Justice System
Economist - Daniel Ortega tears up all pretence of democracy in Nicaragua
Vice - Bitcoin Is National Currency in El Salvador. Now Who's Going to Get Rich?
AS/COA - Constitutional Crisis and Crime Have Haiti on Edge
InSight Crime - Mozambique Becoming Southern Africa's Cocaine Platform
Wall Street Journal - Why Crime Could Kill Crypto
New York Times - The Power of Money: How Autocrats Use London to Strike Foes Worldwide
New York Times - As Money Launderers Buy Dalís, U.S. Looks at Lifting the Veil on Art Sales
Upcoming events
28 June, Atlantic Council - Vaccines for the Caribbean: Why it matters for the United States
29 June, Wilson Center - Venezuela’s Authoritarian Allies: The Ties That Bind?
30 June, CFR - Home and Abroad Series Public Forum: U.S. Immigration Policy
30 June, Inter-American Dialogue - Education and Technology Strategies – Lessons Learned and Opportunities in Latin America
30 June, Wilson Center - USMCA at One
30 June, Wilson Center - Venezuela’s Democratic Unity Platform and the Search for Democratization
8 July, AS/COA - Trade and Central America: Renewing an Agenda for Sustainable Development
Thanks for reading
Early heads up: I’m taking July 5-9 off from publishing the newsletter.
Have a great weekend!