Friday Reading List - 8 July 2022
Good morning and happy Friday! Here are the links to the three newsletters we published this week:
Wednesday - Politics and Polls (Chile, Peru and Argentina)
Thursday - Odds and ends
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Reading List
NPR - What the U.S. can learn from abortion rights wins in Latin America
The World - Latin America’s pivot to the left will impact ties with US
Human Rights Watch - Mexico/Central America: New Visa Restrictions Harm Venezuelans
Insight Crime - Tusi: The Pink Drug Cocktail That Tricked Latin America
Americas Quarterly - Why Foreign Policy Matters for Brazil’s Election
AP - Bolsonaro’s reelection hopes dim unless he wins over women
OHCHR - Brazil: UN experts decry acts of racialised police brutality
The Guardian - Brazil’s meat plants could be putting pregnant workers at risk, say health experts
O Globo - Entrevista: ‘É preciso desmistificar a Abin’, diz diretor da agência de inteligência
New York Times - Has Biden’s Top Diplomat in Mexico Gone Too Far, Officials Ask?
World Politics Review - Mexico Is Paying the Price for AMLO’s Failed Energy Policies
Financial Times - Why Mexico is missing its chance to profit from US-China decoupling
Bloomberg - Young Mexican Mayor Is Sudden Prospect to Challenge Ruling Party
Washington Post - Mexico announces corruption probe into ex-president Peña Nieto
Vice - Gunfights Between Narcos and the Government in Mexico are Surging Again
El Universal - La Guardia Nacional: fuera máscaras
The Guardian - Venezuela Indigenous leader’s killing terrifies defenders of Amazon lands
Bloomberg - Maduro’s Enemies Are Fleeing Colombia as Persecution Fears Mount
Wall Street Journal - Argentina Names New Economy Minister as Inflation Crisis Mounts
The Economist - Argentina’s economy minister resigns because of political infighting
Aula Blog - Costa Rica: The First Months of an Atypical President
The Economist - Some ex-FARC guerrillas have become tourist guides in Colombia
Washington Post - Chile writes a woke constitution. Are Chileans ready for it?
The Economist - Chile’s new draft constitution would shift the country far to the left
FES - Conflicto violento y deterioro ambiental en el Catatumbo
Crime, Law and Social Change - Gangs, violence, and fear: punitive Darwinism in El Salvador
The Guardian - ‘Each day is agony’: the lives swept up in El Salvador’s mass arrests
New York Times - A Poor Country Made Bitcoin a National Currency. The Bet Isn’t Paying Off.
Miami Herald - Accused of killing Haiti President Jovenel Moïse, Colombian ex-soldier breaks his silence
New York Times - A Year Since a President’s Murder, Haitians Keep Waiting to Hit Rock Bottom
Vice - Tigers, Giraffes, and Drug Lord Mansions: Welcome to Honduras’ ‘Narco State’
Insight Crime - Cocaine and Narco-Politics in the Mosquitia Region of Honduras
The Guardian - ‘Go home’: Honduran islanders fight against crypto colonialists
Reuters - New effort to weaken Peru's Castillo targets his vice president
Revista Anfibia - La sed del arroz en Paraguay
Pro Publica - The Hidden Fees Making Your Bananas, and Everything Else, Cost More
Upcoming Events
8 July, UC San Diego GPS - Prohibición al aborto en Estados Unidos: Impacto en comunidad migrante y México
11 July, Wilson Center - AMLO's Visit to Washington: Key Issues on the Bilateral Agenda
13 July, Atlantic Council - Going local: City collaboration following the Summit of the Americas
13 July, AS/COA - 2022 Latin American Cities Conferences: Bogotá
14 July, Wilson Center - Documenting Evidence of Femicide: Film Discussion of the "Caníbal, indignación total" Docuseries
20 July, William J. Perry Center - Caribbean Maritime Security Strategy