Friday Reading List - 6 September 2024
ChatGPT did a better job than usual on today's newsletter image at the very bottom of the reading list.
Good morning and happy Friday from Virginia!
This week’s newsletter was some Elon Musk clickbait that also discussed Brazil.
Reading List
Miami Herald - U.S. seeks to turn Kenya mission in Haiti into U.N. peacekeeping operation
NYT - Blinken Visits a Haiti Wracked by Corruption and Gangs
The Hill - Biden administration shines spotlight on Haiti’s shaky transition
Miami Herald - Kenya force commander says troops can restore Haiti security
Miami Herald - Corruption scandal in Haiti highlights shortcomings of U.S.-backed political transition
BBC - Haiti expands state of emergency to whole country
WSJ - In Final Act, Mexico’s Departing Leader Aims to Shake Up Judiciary
CSIS - AMLO’s Plan C and the North American Bloc, If We Can Keep It
Wilson Center - Mexico’s Bet on Artificial Intelligence
Bloomberg - BYD Pauses Mexico EV Factory Plans Until After US Election
AP - Chinese migrants flock to Mexico in search of jobs, a future and, for some, a taste of freedom
SCMP - In rare shift, China will send marine corps to Brazil for joint military exercise
Bloomberg - Five Ways Brazil's Lula Can Help Stop the Steal in Venezuela
NYT - What Happens When Half a Million People Abandon Their City
Reuters - US sailor detained in Venezuela, traveled without permission, US officials say
El Pais - Nicolás Maduro decrees ‘advancement of Christmas to October 1’ after González Urrutia arrest warrant
ACLED - 2024 Venezuela election protests: harsher repression at home and more global reach than in 2019
NYT - They Traveled Home After Defending Ukraine, and Ended Up in a Russian Prison
NYT - In Colombia, You Can Watch Whales, and Serenade Them, Too
Bloomberg - Mercosur-China Trade Talks Must Address Imbalance, Paraguay Says
Economist - Electing top judges has been a disaster in Bolivia
InSight Crime - Narco Video Shows Traffickers Discussing Bribes With Honduras President's Brother-in-Law
Confidencial - BCIE presenta demanda contra Dante Mossi en Corte Federal de EE. UU.
Thanks for reading
Have a great weekend!
