Good morning and happy Friday. Here are the links to the four newsletters I published this week.
Monday - Mexico - Surveillance technology use and misuse
Tuesday - Brazil - Legal actions against Indigenous communities increase threat of divestment
Wednesday - Politics and Polls (Venezuela and Chile)
Thursday - Guatemala - Anti-corruption setback
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Foreign Policy - Want to Counter Authoritarianism in Central America? Follow the Money.
Rest of World - Police in Latin America are turning activists’ phones against them
New York Times - Biden plans to nominate a Cuban American Democrat to be the U.S. ambassador to O.A.S.
Financial Times - Crises make Latin America an unwelcome guest for Joe Biden
White House - The Collaborative Migration Management Strategy
Bloomberg - Pay Cuts of 36% Show Latin America’s Economies Faltering
Washington Post - ¡Alerta! Variations in Spanish dialects complicate emergency messaging
Washington Post - Thousands of migrants overwhelm Colombian coastal town
PAHO - Disruption in health services during COVID-19 pandemic threatens elimination of hepatitis in Latin America and the Caribbean
Los Angeles Times - The pandemic plunged millions of Latin Americans into poverty. Its youth are inheriting the consequences
World Politics Review - Central America’s Private Sector Plays a Big Role in Corruption, Too
World Politics Review - Mercosur’s Divisions Are Pushing It to a Breaking Point
Dialogo - China’s Diplomatic and Political Approach in Latin America and the Caribbean
InSight Crime - Drug Gangs, Thieves Team Up for Violent Cargo Robberies in Rio
Financial Times - Vaccine scandals lay bare Brazil’s enduring graft problem
Bloomberg - Brazil’s Water Crisis Adds to the World’s Supply-Chain Misery
Chatham House - Brazilian faith in Bolsonaro presidency declining fast
Reuters - Brazil to cancel contract for Russian COVID-19 vaccine, minister says
Mongabay - U.S., Argentine investors tied to illegal land deals, deforestation in Brazil
Bloomberg - Pemex Is Building Refinery in Green Area It Promised to Protect
InSight Crime - Fishing Cooperatives Used to Mask Drug Shipments into Mexico
Washington Post - Mexico’s shockingly broad use of spyware is a revelation. Nothing will change.
Washington Post - Mexico declares $3 billion U.S. security deal ‘dead,’ seeks revamp
Associated Press - Volunteers hunting for Mexico’s ‘disappeared’ become targets
New York Times - Mexican Workers on Border Get Vaccines to Aid Them, and the U.S. Economy
Americas Quarterly - Mexico’s Farcical Referendum
Bloomberg - Total, Equinor Exit Venezuela Venture Amid Foreign Exodus
Foreign Policy - Venezuela Is Without a Vaccination Plan
USAF Journal of the Americas - The Reinforcing Activities of the ELN in Colombia and Venezuela
InSight Crime - Is Colombia’s Military Deployment Playing into FARC Dissidents’ Hands?
La Silla Vacía - Vivir Al Lado De Una Trocha En Cúcuta: Así Es Crecer En La Ruta Del Contrabando
Bloomberg - Uruguay to Give Pfizer Booster to Sinovac Vaccine Recipients
WOLA - Bukele Administration Risks Politicizing El Salvador’s Anti-Corruption Fight
AFP - Guatemala cancels order for Russian vaccines
El País - Guatemala sacude la lucha contra la corrupción con la destitución del fiscal especial contra la impunidad
CNN - Leaked documents reveal death threats and roadblocks in Haiti assassination investigation
Washington Post - Few Haitians believe the sketchy official story of Moïse’s murder. They deserve answers.
Vice - Ex-Cop Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Is the Gangster King of Haiti’s Chaos
CNN - After historic protests, defiant Cubans face mass trials
Foreign Policy - Get Ready for a Spike in Global Unrest
New York Times - Disinformation for Hire, a Shadow Industry, Is Quietly Booming
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - Money-laundering ring pushed $4 billion through HSBC
Defense One - ‘It Failed Miserably’: After Wargaming Loss, Joint Chiefs Are Overhauling How the US Military Will Fight
3 August, Migration Policy Institute - Movilizando una Solución Internacional para Apoyar a Migrantes y Refugiados Venezolanos
4 August, AS/COA - Crypto 101: Blockchain and Bitcoin in Latin America
4 August, Wilson Center - Fighting Corruption and Strengthening Democracy: Lessons from Central America
5 August, WOLA - Vicious Cycle: Forced Crop Eradication and the Never-Ending War on Drugs
10-11 August, Wilson Center - Seventh Annual Building a Competitive U.S.- Mexico Border
12 August, William J. Perry Center - China's Growing Influence in Latin America and the Caribbean
17 August, Wilson Center - Getting Closer to Distance Learning: Online Education in Latin America
26 August, AS/COA - 2021 Latin American Cities Conferences: Buenos Aires
14 September, Center for Global Development - Capital Flow Volatility in Latin America—Will Next Time Be Different?
Have a great weekend.
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Friday Reading List - 30 July 2021
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Good morning and happy Friday. Here are the links to the four newsletters I published this week.
Monday - Mexico - Surveillance technology use and misuse
Tuesday - Brazil - Legal actions against Indigenous communities increase threat of divestment
Wednesday - Politics and Polls (Venezuela and Chile)
Thursday - Guatemala - Anti-corruption setback
Please consider subscribing for $9 per month to support this newsletter and receive additional content.
Reading List
Foreign Policy - Want to Counter Authoritarianism in Central America? Follow the Money.
Rest of World - Police in Latin America are turning activists’ phones against them
New York Times - Biden plans to nominate a Cuban American Democrat to be the U.S. ambassador to O.A.S.
Financial Times - Crises make Latin America an unwelcome guest for Joe Biden
White House - The Collaborative Migration Management Strategy
Bloomberg - Pay Cuts of 36% Show Latin America’s Economies Faltering
Washington Post - ¡Alerta! Variations in Spanish dialects complicate emergency messaging
Washington Post - Thousands of migrants overwhelm Colombian coastal town
PAHO - Disruption in health services during COVID-19 pandemic threatens elimination of hepatitis in Latin America and the Caribbean
Los Angeles Times - The pandemic plunged millions of Latin Americans into poverty. Its youth are inheriting the consequences
World Politics Review - Central America’s Private Sector Plays a Big Role in Corruption, Too
World Politics Review - Mercosur’s Divisions Are Pushing It to a Breaking Point
Dialogo - China’s Diplomatic and Political Approach in Latin America and the Caribbean
InSight Crime - Drug Gangs, Thieves Team Up for Violent Cargo Robberies in Rio
Financial Times - Vaccine scandals lay bare Brazil’s enduring graft problem
Bloomberg - Brazil’s Water Crisis Adds to the World’s Supply-Chain Misery
Chatham House - Brazilian faith in Bolsonaro presidency declining fast
Reuters - Brazil to cancel contract for Russian COVID-19 vaccine, minister says
Mongabay - U.S., Argentine investors tied to illegal land deals, deforestation in Brazil
Bloomberg - Pemex Is Building Refinery in Green Area It Promised to Protect
InSight Crime - Fishing Cooperatives Used to Mask Drug Shipments into Mexico
Washington Post - Mexico’s shockingly broad use of spyware is a revelation. Nothing will change.
Washington Post - Mexico declares $3 billion U.S. security deal ‘dead,’ seeks revamp
Associated Press - Volunteers hunting for Mexico’s ‘disappeared’ become targets
New York Times - Mexican Workers on Border Get Vaccines to Aid Them, and the U.S. Economy
Americas Quarterly - Mexico’s Farcical Referendum
Bloomberg - Total, Equinor Exit Venezuela Venture Amid Foreign Exodus
Foreign Policy - Venezuela Is Without a Vaccination Plan
USAF Journal of the Americas - The Reinforcing Activities of the ELN in Colombia and Venezuela
InSight Crime - Is Colombia’s Military Deployment Playing into FARC Dissidents’ Hands?
La Silla Vacía - Vivir Al Lado De Una Trocha En Cúcuta: Así Es Crecer En La Ruta Del Contrabando
Bloomberg - Uruguay to Give Pfizer Booster to Sinovac Vaccine Recipients
WOLA - Bukele Administration Risks Politicizing El Salvador’s Anti-Corruption Fight
AFP - Guatemala cancels order for Russian vaccines
El País - Guatemala sacude la lucha contra la corrupción con la destitución del fiscal especial contra la impunidad
CNN - Leaked documents reveal death threats and roadblocks in Haiti assassination investigation
Washington Post - Few Haitians believe the sketchy official story of Moïse’s murder. They deserve answers.
Vice - Ex-Cop Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Is the Gangster King of Haiti’s Chaos
CNN - After historic protests, defiant Cubans face mass trials
Foreign Policy - Get Ready for a Spike in Global Unrest
New York Times - Disinformation for Hire, a Shadow Industry, Is Quietly Booming
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - Money-laundering ring pushed $4 billion through HSBC
Defense One - ‘It Failed Miserably’: After Wargaming Loss, Joint Chiefs Are Overhauling How the US Military Will Fight
Upcoming Events
3 August, Migration Policy Institute - Movilizando una Solución Internacional para Apoyar a Migrantes y Refugiados Venezolanos
4 August, AS/COA - Crypto 101: Blockchain and Bitcoin in Latin America
4 August, Wilson Center - Fighting Corruption and Strengthening Democracy: Lessons from Central America
5 August, WOLA - Vicious Cycle: Forced Crop Eradication and the Never-Ending War on Drugs
10-11 August, Wilson Center - Seventh Annual Building a Competitive U.S.- Mexico Border
12 August, William J. Perry Center - China's Growing Influence in Latin America and the Caribbean
17 August, Wilson Center - Getting Closer to Distance Learning: Online Education in Latin America
26 August, AS/COA - 2021 Latin American Cities Conferences: Buenos Aires
14 September, Center for Global Development - Capital Flow Volatility in Latin America—Will Next Time Be Different?
Thanks for reading
Have a great weekend.