Friday Reading List - 7 October 2022
Good morning and happy Friday! Here are the links to the four newsletters we published this week. As a reminder we will be hosting a webinar for paid subscribers on the Brazilian election on Tuesday at 12 EDT for paid subscribers. The link to sign up was in yesterday’s newsletter.
Monday - Region - Hacking group targets military and police organizations
Wednesday - Brazil - Gubernatorial and congressional results
Thursday - Brazil elections webinar invitation (and a Venezuela sanctions update)
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Reading List
United Nations - Addressing the linkages between illicit arms, organized crime and armed conflict
Insight Crime - Extortion in Northern Triangle Worth Over $1 Billion Annually: Report
New York Times - Where defending nature can be deadly
Wall Street Journal - Mexico and Brazil Defy the Dollar’s Global Strength
El País - Las deudas pendientes de América Latina con los profesores tras la pandemia
The Economist - To win Brazil’s presidency, Lula should move to the center
New York Times - If Bolsonaro disputes a loss, some supporters are ready to take to the streets.
Financial Times - ‘Radical changes are not going to fly’: Brazil’s divided Congress reassures investors
Time - Why Everyone Keeps Underestimating Bolsonaro's Election Chances in Brazil
New York Times - Bolsonaro Is One Step Closer to a Power Grab
Washington Post - Is Brazil’s Election Just Another Missed Chance?
Folha de São Paulo - Novo foco
The Intercept - Com Senado bolsonarista, impeachment de ministros do STF fica ao alcance de Jair
Americas Quarterly - What a Comedian’s Poll Performance Says About Mexican Politics
Bloomberg - Capturing the Rainfall to Fight Drought in Mexico City
Insight Crime - Desperation in the Desert: The Industrialization of Migrant Smuggling on the US-Mexico Border
New York Times - Mexico Military Is Hacked, Exposing Abuse and Efforts to Evade Oversight
El Universal - Al Qaeda, CJNG y colectivos feministas entre los “riesgos” que la Sedena encontró para el AIFA
Animal Político - Sedena compró software espía en 2019; desde ese año, teléfonos de al menos 3 periodistas y defensores de DH fueron infectados
El Universal - Sedena, las guacamayas y los avestruces
Washington Post - Hackeo al Ejército: lo menos grave es la salud frágil de AMLO
Reuters - Venezuela's opposition seeks U.S. consultations on Chevron license
Wall Street Journal - U.S. Looks to Ease Venezuela Sanctions, Enabling Chevron to Pump Oil
Reuters - Chile's sliding peso reflects tough battle vs rampaging dollar
Insight Crime - The Colombo-Venezuelan Guerrillas: How Colombia’s War Migrated to Venezuela
New York Times - Blinken Meets With Colombia’s New Leftist Leader Amid Policy Splits
World Politics Review - Ending the ‘War on Drugs’ Is Much Easier Said Than Done
The Economist - Cubans rage against the dying of the light
Americas Quarterly - Paraguay Is Poised for a Turbulent Election Season
Foreign Policy - Biden’s Anti-Corruption Agenda Finds Its Test Case: Paraguay
Americas Quarterly - Lima’s New Mayor Resembles a Peruvian Bolsonaro
The Guardian - Worldwide fertilizer shortage prompts Peru to turn to bird poo
New York Times - Election Deniers in U.S. Push Idea That Brazil’s Voting Was Tainted
IMF - Further Delaying Climate Policies Will Hurt Economic Growth
Foreign Policy - Russia and China Can’t Get Anyone to Like Them
Upcoming Events
7 October, Wilson Center - What Did Secretary Blinken Achieve in South America?
10, October, Brookings - Reclaiming Human Rights in a Changing World Order
11 October, CSIS - Revisiting Counter-Narcotics Policy in the Western Hemisphere
11 October, Georgetown Americas Institute - Global Trade at A Crossroads: Perspectives from Latin America
12 October, Center for Global Development - Multilateral Development Banks for a Global Future: The Perspective of Emerging Market Leaders
12 October, Georgetown Americas Institute - Economic Stabilization and Reform Options for Argentina
13 October, CSIS - 2022 Global Development Forum
13 October, Center for Global Development - Empowering Women to Unleash Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Development: Should Development Policy Be Feminist?
13 October, Georgetown Migration and Refugee Policy Initiative - Explaining Cuba’s Migration Crisis
14 October, WOLA - Creating a Favorable Environment for Negotiations in Venezuela: Prospects for Resuming Talks and the Role of U.S. Stakeholders
18 October, Institute of the Americas - Geothermal across the Americas Part II: supplying sustainable low carbon energy in Latin America
20 October, AS/COA - 2022 Latin American Cities Conferences: Santiago
24 October, AS/COA - Ecuador Open for Business Conference
26 October, Wilson Center - U.S. Policy Options on Venezuelan Sanctions
26 October, Inter-American Dialogue - Japan’s Evolving Engagement with Central America and the Caribbean—What Lies Ahead?