Below are links to interesting articles I’ve read in the past week as well as a list of upcoming events related to Latin America. Plus, I have an announcement about my own event!
Here are the links to the three newsletters I published this week.
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ANNOUNCEMENT: I plan to hold an online event on Monday, 14 December, at 1PM EST. This event is for paying subscribers of the newsletter. It will run about an hour and I’ll talk about how I view the region in 2021 and take questions. If you are a paying subscriber, you’ll get an invitation with login/dial-in instructions the morning of the event.
If you’re not a subscriber, it’s $9 per month (or $90 per year) and you can cancel any time, meaning you can get in this event for just $9. Thanks!
Friday Reading List - 27 November 2020
Friday Reading List - 27 November 2020
Friday Reading List - 27 November 2020
Good morning and happy Friday!
Below are links to interesting articles I’ve read in the past week as well as a list of upcoming events related to Latin America. Plus, I have an announcement about my own event!
Here are the links to the three newsletters I published this week.
Monday - Guatemala - Congress burns
Tuesday - Three points on corruption in Mexico - November 2020
Wednesday - Politics and polls (Chile, Peru, Mexico, Venezuela)
If you found any of my newsletters useful this week, please encourage your friends and colleagues to subscribe. People can add their email at https://boz.substack.com/ or email me at boz@substack.com to be added to the free distribution list.
ANNOUNCEMENT: I plan to hold an online event on Monday, 14 December, at 1PM EST. This event is for paying subscribers of the newsletter. It will run about an hour and I’ll talk about how I view the region in 2021 and take questions. If you are a paying subscriber, you’ll get an invitation with login/dial-in instructions the morning of the event.
If you’re not a subscriber, it’s $9 per month (or $90 per year) and you can cancel any time, meaning you can get in this event for just $9. Thanks!
Reading List
Washington Post - How graft and incompetence aggravate the effects of climate change in Central America
Financial Times - Pension populism threatens Andean economies
UNDP - Do we Need to Rethink Debt Policy in Latam?
The Hill - Latin America needs our assistance on coronavirus vaccine distribution
Economist - The future of bolsonarismo
Wall Street Journal - Black Man’s Death After Beating by Security Guards Sparks Protests Across Brazil
TechCrunch - Will Brazil’s Roaring 20s see the rise of early-stage startups?
Los Angeles Times - Mexico’s military gains power as president turns from critic to partner
Brookings - Cienfuegos and the US-Mexico firestorm
WOLA - Mexico Faces a Test for its Anti-Corruption and Justice Reform Efforts
Mexico Violence Resource Project - Nayarit and the Making of a Narco State
Bloomberg - Mexico City Hospital Beds Filling Up Fast as Covid Cases Surge
Haaretz - The Secret of NSO’s Success in Mexico
Daily Beast - Mexican Army’s ‘Secret Brotherhood’ Forced General’s Release
Bloomberg - China Power Giant Makes Foray Into Mexican Renewables With Zuma
Associated Press - Venezuela judge convicts 6 American oil execs, orders prison
Washington Post - Biden to return to Obama's Cuba policy as Trump gains among Miami Florida Cubans
Washington Post - Protestas en Guatemala: Un gobierno represivo y sin rumbo, y ciudadanos con rabia acumulada
Reuters - Ortega media enrich his family, entrench his hold on Nicaragua
InSight Crime - With Pandemic Raids, Bukele Government Faces Major Investigation in El Salvador
Los Angeles Times - Punishing hurricanes may prompt more Central American migration
InSight Crime - Drones Rain Contraband on Panama Prison
El Tiempo - Mayoría de la población colombiana recibiría vacuna covid en el 2022
InSight Crime - Corruption, Containers, Cocaine: Guyana’s Role In Transnational Drug Trafficking
WOLA Podcast - The Transition: A Rational, Region-Wide Approach to Migration
Americas 360 Podcast - Eta, Iota, & COVID-19: A Perfect Storm Hits Central America
AQ Podcast - The Mexico-US Relationship After Cienfuegos
Upcoming Events
2 December, Wilson Center - US Foreign Aid to the Northern Triangle 2014-2019: Promoting Success by Learning from the Past
2 December, Inter-American Dialogue - Democracy in a Post-Pandemic Latin America
3 December, RANE/Nasdaq - Board Governance Through the Lens of Geopolitical Risk
3 December, Wilson Center - Venezuela's Assembly Elections
9 December, Atlantic Council - The incoming US administration and the future of supply chains in the Americas
10 December, Inter-American Dialogue - Forward Together: A Conversation with Former Presidents of the Americas
14 December 1PM EST - Event for Latin America Risk Report paying subscribers. Link will be sent the morning of the event.
28 January 2021 - Technology. Behaviour. Data. (TBD) Conference 2021
Thanks for reading
Have a great weekend!