Good morning and happy Friday. I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. Here are the links to the three newsletters published this week.

• Monday - Ecuador - Prison riots in Guayaquil

• Tuesday - Region - Some questionable elections (comments on Venezuela and Honduras)

• Wednesday - Politics and Polls (Chile)

Tuesday’s newsletter had no paywall, but the other two newsletters are only available to paying subscribers. You can subscribe to this newsletter for $9 per month or $90 per year. Thanks to everyone who already subscribes and supports this newsletter.

Mexico Training Webinar

If you want more information about the training webinar we are doing on Mexico security on 2 December, please email us at info@hxagon.com. 

You can sign up for the training webinar at this link:

https://events.zoom.us/e/view/Y6fdeyInQd6KrurTV-f9Qw

Reading List

World Politics Review - To Buck Global Pressure, Latin America’s Dictators Turn to ‘Isolation-Proofing’

Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) - The United States’ Influence on Latin America’s New Militarism

Washington Post - Chile’s election is a window into Latin America’s polarization

Washington Post - Latin America braces for a booster shot of toxic political polarization

Bloomberg - Inflation Is Raging Everywhere, But It’s Worst in Latin America

Brookings - Climate migration and climate finance: Lessons from Central America

The Hill - Biden needs to directly engage Brazil's President Bolsonaro

Americas Quarterly - Bolsonaro’s Credibility on the Amazon Is Gone

Guardian - ‘It’s as if we’re in Mad Max’: warnings for Amazon as goldmining dredges occupy river

Washington Post - A lawyer fought for justice after a Mexican massacre. Then the government made her a suspect.

Financial Times - López Obrador has little to show for his fight against corruption 

Associated Press - Mexican president decrees automatic approval for projects

Associated Press - Mexican army draws criticism for taking political position

BBC - Mexican nursery's lottery win turns into nightmare

CSIS - The Development of the ICT Landscape in Mexico: Cybersecurity and Opportunities for Investment

El Universal - Los homicidios y la Guardia Nacional

New York Times - Bloodied Venezuelan Opposition Returns to Elections for First Time in Years

BBC - Cuba congratulates Venezuela on poll before result was out

Bloomberg - Reclusive Billionaire Jaime Gilinski Makes Biggest Bid of His Life

Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) - A Long Way to Go: Implementing Colombia's peace accord after five years 

Wall Street Journal - U.S. to Drop Colombian Rebel Group FARC From Terrorist List to Bolster Five-Year-Old Pact

Washington Post - U.S. plans to lift terrorist designation from former Colombian guerrilla group

BBC - Colombia peace deal: The families displaced five years on

Washington Post - Colombia is pitting two vulnerable groups against each other. At stake is the Amazon.

Intercept - U.S. Court Issues Landmark Ruling On Paramilitary Violence In Colombia

BBC - Peru's chief of staff stashed $20,000 in palace bathroom

Wall Street Journal - Chile’s Presidential Election Shows Voter Support for Market Economy

Reuters - Exiled Nicaraguan youth battle to build a future after Ortega win

Deutsche Welle - Nicaragua decides to leave OAS after election criticism

New York Times - Raids on Independent Groups in El Salvador Raise Fears of Repression

Financial Times - El Salvador’s ‘bitcoin bonds’ plan gets wary reception from fund managers

Reuters - Amid Bukele's bitcoin hype, not all Salvadorans 'Feel the Bit'

Associated Press - US diplomat in El Salvador critical of government leaves job

Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) - U.S. Groups Condemn Proposed Foreign Agents Law in El Salvador

El Faro - Apple envía alerta de espionaje patrocinado por el Estado a 12 miembros de El Faro

International Crisis Group - Handling the Risks of Honduras’ High-stakes Poll

Foreign Policy - Honduras’s Pivotal Election

PBS News Hour - Culture of silence, fear and government corruption exacerbate Honduras’ drug problem

CESPAD - Electoral observatory | Honduran Elections in the Final Stretch: Context, Risks and Opportunities

Guardian - ‘She’s the only option’: Hondurans hope Xiomara Castro can lead the nation in a new direction

InSight Crime - Costa Rica's Devil - Bloody Drug Feud Catches Authorities Off Guard

Miami Herald - Haiti prime minister names new cabinet as armed gangs challenge his rule

Miami Herald - After Castro died, protest & dissent grow in Communist Cuba

CSIS - Haitian Migration: Food Insecurity, Fragility, and a Better Way Forward

New York Times - A Power Struggle Over Cobalt Rattles the Clean Energy Revolution

Washington Post - Are coups really contagious?

Guardian - North American fertilizer shortage sparks fears of higher food prices

Upcoming Events

30 November, Atlantic Council - Road to the Summit: New opportunities for a more inclusive Americas

2 December, Hxagon - Mexico security webinar

3 December, CSIS - Sparking a Revolution in Open Source Intelligence

3 December, Atlantic Council - Brazil’s democratic institutions: What may be ahead entering an election year? 

6 December, Wilson Center - Mayors Delivering Democracy Daily

8 December, Atlantic Council - A plan for Colombia's COVID-19 recovery and why it matters for the United States 

Thanks for reading

I really am thankful to everyone who reads this newsletter. I also need to thank Lucy Hale and Mariana Brazão for all their work on the newsletter and other research and analysis at Hxagon. And thanks to Rob Page for his help in compiling these Friday links.

Have a great weekend!