Good morning and happy Friday!
BBC published an interview with me about Peru’s elections and democracy in Latin America. You can read it here.
Here are the three newsletters I published this week:
Tuesday - Region - Environmental pressures on Latin American energy companies
Wednesday - Politics and Polls (Peru, Chile)
Thursday - Mexico - Impunity for political violence haunts the campaign
The Tuesday newsletter was free and the other two were sent to paying subscribers. Thanks to everyone who pays to subscribe.
Hill - A public health intervention for violence across the Americas
White House - Memorandum on Establishing the Fight Against Corruption as a Core United States National Security Interest
Univision - Why corruption matters in Central America
Associated Press - Central American groups found regional anti-corruption body
Lawfare - How Have Information Operations Affected the Integrity of Democratic Elections in Latin America?
Washington Post - Opinion: As Harris heads to Central America, it feels like déjà vu all over again on immigration
Miami Herald - U.S. to send vaccines to Latin America, Caribbean as COVID cases and deaths are surging
New York Times - ‘Like a Dream’: Latin Americans Head to U.S. for Covid Shots
Weekly Asado - Special Delivery: Latin America’s Medical Suppliers
Americas Quarterly - Global Recovery May Not Be Enough for Latin America
Bloomberg - Brazil Let 70 Million Shots Get Away and Sealed Its Covid Fate
Guardian - Tens of thousands of Brazilians march to demand Bolsonaro’s impeachment
Sports Illustrated - The Farce and Hypocrisy of Moving Copa América to Brazil
Reuters - Brazil probes U.S. oil trader Freepoint in alleged bribery scheme
Economist - Brazil Special Report: On the brink
Economist - Jair Bolsonaro is not the only reason his country is in a ditch
Bloomberg - Brazil Needs More Than Green Energy to Thrive
Wall Street Journal - Brazil’s Experiment to Vaccinate Town With Chinese CoronaVac Reduced Covid-19 Deaths by 95%
Associated Press - In Brazil’s Amazon, rivers rise to record levels
Associated Press - In Mexico, cartels are hunting down police at their homes
Vice - Men Are Pretending to Be Trans in Mexico to Sidestep Gender Equity Laws
Associated Press - Mexico’s midterms raise question of López Obrador’s legacy
Associated Press - Candidatos militares, experimento de un municipio de México
InSight Crime - Displacements in Mexico Increase With Ongoing Violence
Center for Strategic and International Studies - Mexico’s Midterm Elections Matter to the United States
Mexico Today - The Profound Issues at Stake in Mexico’s Midterms
International Crisis Group - Electoral Violence and Illicit Influence in Mexico’s Hot Land
New York Times - Bouncy Castles and Grenades: Gangs Erode Maduro’s Grip on Caracas
Economist - Venezuela’s strongman wants better relations with the United States
Armando Info - La fórmula secreta de Odebrecht era ganar-ganar y volver a ganar
Reuters - Analysis: Venezuela adjusts as sanctions spur Western oil partners to retreat
Wall Street Journal - In Venezuela, Covid-19 Data Is a State Secret, but Citizens See Many Deaths
Foreign Policy - How Maduro Beat Sanctions: Trump’s “maximum pressure” policy only made Maduro stronger. Now, Biden has to chart a new course.
El Tiempo - Pedido de US$ 453,8 millones para Colombia confirma respaldo de Biden
InSight Crime - Timber Mafias at Ecuador’s Borders Cash in on Balsa Boom
Foreign Affairs - Peru’s Fraying Democracy: Crisis Has Produced Only Bad Political Options
Guardian - Guyanese citizens challenge ExxonMobil offshore drilling on climate grounds
Bloomberg - South America Covid Hotspot Has Few Shots to Slow Record Deaths (Paraguay)
Bloomberg - Crypto Mining Booms on Cheap, Subsidized Energy in Argentina
Bloomberg - Fivefold Surge in Migrants en Route to U.S. Overwhelms Panama
Confidencial - Ortega Cements another Electoral Fraud in Nicaragua
Vice - Biden Just Killed Funding for a Controversial Dam Trump Tried to Build in Honduras
Reuters - Guatemalan president says graft fighter biased, ahead of Harris visit
Associated Press - Guatemalan lives upturned by failed immigration bids
Miami Herald - Haiti’s COVID-19 surge: A cautionary tale about how quickly things can change
Guardian - Pacific Plunder: The extraction of valuable resources from across the Pacific has made companies billions but comes at a sometimes catastrophic cost
Oligarchy (Coda) - The US tackles how to actually log who owns corporations
Reuters - Analysis: Global funds feel the heat over Belarus 'blood' bonds
Washington Post - Biden expands Trump order by banning U.S. investment in Chinese companies linked to the military or surveillance technology
New York Times - Russia Appears to Carry Out Hack Through System Used by U.S. Aid Agency
NPR - REvil, A Notorious Ransomware Gang, Was Behind JBS Cyberattack, The FBI Says
3 June, Inter-American Dialogue - Carbono neutralidad como una ruta limpia para un futuro posible
7 June, Wilson Center - Ground Truth Briefing, Mexico’s Mid-Term Elections
8 June, Atlantic Council - Venezuela’s COVID-19 dilemma: Building a national vaccination plan
9 June, Wilson Center - The State of Play in Brasília
10 June, AS/COA - How Brazil’s Local Leaders are Helping the Amazon
10 June, Inter-American Dialogue - What Impact Does 100,000 Strong in the Americas Have on Higher Education Collaboration and Academic Exchange Opportunities?
15 June, AS/COA - The 2021 Capacity to Combat Corruption Index Launch
Have a great weekend!
Friday Reading List - 4 June 2021
Friday Reading List - 4 June 2021
Friday Reading List - 4 June 2021
Good morning and happy Friday!
BBC published an interview with me about Peru’s elections and democracy in Latin America. You can read it here.
Here are the three newsletters I published this week:
Tuesday - Region - Environmental pressures on Latin American energy companies
Wednesday - Politics and Polls (Peru, Chile)
Thursday - Mexico - Impunity for political violence haunts the campaign
The Tuesday newsletter was free and the other two were sent to paying subscribers. Thanks to everyone who pays to subscribe.
Reading List
Hill - A public health intervention for violence across the Americas
White House - Memorandum on Establishing the Fight Against Corruption as a Core United States National Security Interest
Univision - Why corruption matters in Central America
Associated Press - Central American groups found regional anti-corruption body
Lawfare - How Have Information Operations Affected the Integrity of Democratic Elections in Latin America?
Washington Post - Opinion: As Harris heads to Central America, it feels like déjà vu all over again on immigration
Miami Herald - U.S. to send vaccines to Latin America, Caribbean as COVID cases and deaths are surging
New York Times - ‘Like a Dream’: Latin Americans Head to U.S. for Covid Shots
Weekly Asado - Special Delivery: Latin America’s Medical Suppliers
Americas Quarterly - Global Recovery May Not Be Enough for Latin America
Bloomberg - Brazil Let 70 Million Shots Get Away and Sealed Its Covid Fate
Guardian - Tens of thousands of Brazilians march to demand Bolsonaro’s impeachment
Sports Illustrated - The Farce and Hypocrisy of Moving Copa América to Brazil
Reuters - Brazil probes U.S. oil trader Freepoint in alleged bribery scheme
Economist - Brazil Special Report: On the brink
Economist - Jair Bolsonaro is not the only reason his country is in a ditch
Bloomberg - Brazil Needs More Than Green Energy to Thrive
Wall Street Journal - Brazil’s Experiment to Vaccinate Town With Chinese CoronaVac Reduced Covid-19 Deaths by 95%
Associated Press - In Brazil’s Amazon, rivers rise to record levels
Associated Press - In Mexico, cartels are hunting down police at their homes
Vice - Men Are Pretending to Be Trans in Mexico to Sidestep Gender Equity Laws
Associated Press - Mexico’s midterms raise question of López Obrador’s legacy
Associated Press - Candidatos militares, experimento de un municipio de México
InSight Crime - Displacements in Mexico Increase With Ongoing Violence
Center for Strategic and International Studies - Mexico’s Midterm Elections Matter to the United States
Mexico Today - The Profound Issues at Stake in Mexico’s Midterms
International Crisis Group - Electoral Violence and Illicit Influence in Mexico’s Hot Land
New York Times - Bouncy Castles and Grenades: Gangs Erode Maduro’s Grip on Caracas
Economist - Venezuela’s strongman wants better relations with the United States
Armando Info - La fórmula secreta de Odebrecht era ganar-ganar y volver a ganar
Reuters - Analysis: Venezuela adjusts as sanctions spur Western oil partners to retreat
Wall Street Journal - In Venezuela, Covid-19 Data Is a State Secret, but Citizens See Many Deaths
Foreign Policy - How Maduro Beat Sanctions: Trump’s “maximum pressure” policy only made Maduro stronger. Now, Biden has to chart a new course.
El Tiempo - Pedido de US$ 453,8 millones para Colombia confirma respaldo de Biden
InSight Crime - Timber Mafias at Ecuador’s Borders Cash in on Balsa Boom
Foreign Affairs - Peru’s Fraying Democracy: Crisis Has Produced Only Bad Political Options
Guardian - Guyanese citizens challenge ExxonMobil offshore drilling on climate grounds
Bloomberg - South America Covid Hotspot Has Few Shots to Slow Record Deaths (Paraguay)
Bloomberg - Crypto Mining Booms on Cheap, Subsidized Energy in Argentina
Bloomberg - Fivefold Surge in Migrants en Route to U.S. Overwhelms Panama
Confidencial - Ortega Cements another Electoral Fraud in Nicaragua
Vice - Biden Just Killed Funding for a Controversial Dam Trump Tried to Build in Honduras
Reuters - Guatemalan president says graft fighter biased, ahead of Harris visit
Associated Press - Guatemalan lives upturned by failed immigration bids
Miami Herald - Haiti’s COVID-19 surge: A cautionary tale about how quickly things can change
Guardian - Pacific Plunder: The extraction of valuable resources from across the Pacific has made companies billions but comes at a sometimes catastrophic cost
Oligarchy (Coda) - The US tackles how to actually log who owns corporations
Reuters - Analysis: Global funds feel the heat over Belarus 'blood' bonds
Washington Post - Biden expands Trump order by banning U.S. investment in Chinese companies linked to the military or surveillance technology
New York Times - Russia Appears to Carry Out Hack Through System Used by U.S. Aid Agency
NPR - REvil, A Notorious Ransomware Gang, Was Behind JBS Cyberattack, The FBI Says
Upcoming events
3 June, Inter-American Dialogue - Carbono neutralidad como una ruta limpia para un futuro posible
7 June, Wilson Center - Ground Truth Briefing, Mexico’s Mid-Term Elections
8 June, Atlantic Council - Venezuela’s COVID-19 dilemma: Building a national vaccination plan
9 June, Wilson Center - The State of Play in Brasília
10 June, AS/COA - How Brazil’s Local Leaders are Helping the Amazon
10 June, Inter-American Dialogue - What Impact Does 100,000 Strong in the Americas Have on Higher Education Collaboration and Academic Exchange Opportunities?
15 June, AS/COA - The 2021 Capacity to Combat Corruption Index Launch
Thanks for reading
Have a great weekend!