Barring an unexpected major event, this is the final newsletter I’m sending this year. The next newsletter will be sent on 4 January 2021. I’m planning to change up the weekly schedule in mid-January including a return to a greater number of subscriber-only newsletters that are behind the paywall.
Here are the links to the two newsletters I published this week.
Wednesday Reading List - 23 December 2020
Wednesday Reading List - 23 December 2020
Wednesday Reading List - 23 December 2020
Good morning and happy Wednesday!
Barring an unexpected major event, this is the final newsletter I’m sending this year. The next newsletter will be sent on 4 January 2021. I’m planning to change up the weekly schedule in mid-January including a return to a greater number of subscriber-only newsletters that are behind the paywall.
Here are the links to the two newsletters I published this week.
Monday - Mexico’s final weeks of 2020 signal a difficult start to 2021
Tuesday - Congress authorizes new anti-corruption sanctions in Central America
I’m very grateful for everyone who has chosen to receive and read my newsletter this year. Thanks especially to paying subscribers.
Reading List
Wall Street Journal - New Covid-19 Surge Sweeps Across Latin America
Los Angeles Times - As vaccine rollout nears, many concerns raised in Latin America, hard hit by COVID-19
NPR - Chart: COVID-19 Is Now Leading Killer In 5 Latin American Nations
InSight Crime - GameChangers 2020: How Organized Crime Survived the Pandemic
Associated Press - Rio de Janeiro police arrest outgoing Mayor Marcelo Crivella
Wall Street Journal - Sinovac’s Covid-19 Vaccine Shown Effective in Brazil Trials
TechCrunch - Brazilian lending company Creditas raises $255 million as Latin America’s fintech explosion continues
Washington Post - Mexico City’s mayor has put politics ahead of public health, with deadly consequences
New York Times - Mexico Misled Citizens About the Severity of Coronavirus in its Capital
Americas Quarterly - Why the Lozoya Case Won’t Be Mexico’s Lava Jato
Bloomberg - AMLO’s Nationalist Bent Casts 200 Energy Projects Into Limbo
Wall Street Journal - U.S. Evidence Against Mexican Ex-Defense Minister Raises Conviction Doubts
Washington Post - More Americans are traveling to Mexico’s Riviera Maya than ever before. The parties have led to more coronavirus cases.
The Hill - A better way forward than Mexico's new anti-crime legislation
WOLA - Recalibrating U.S. Policy in Venezuela: Learning from Failure and Seizing Opportunities
International Crisis Group - Venezuela: What Lies Ahead after Election Clinches Maduro’s Clean Sweep
Human Rights Watch - Venezuela: Humanitarian Groups Under Attack
CNN - Venezuela is quietly quitting socialism
Bloomberg - Biden Seeks Negotiated Solution in Venezuela to End Crisis
New York Times - Navy Warship’s Secret Mission Off West Africa Aims to Help Punish Venezuela
Associated Press - World court to intervene in Guyana-Venezuela border dispute
Wilson Center - La Grieta Goes Global
Bloomberg - Chile Has More Than Enough Vaccine Doses, But It Wants More
Guardian - Alarm at Colombia plan to exclude migrants from coronavirus vaccine
Associated Press - Nicaragua opposition ban draws international condemnation
U.S. Treasury - Treasury Sanctions Three Nicaraguan Officials Supporting Ortega Regime
Small Arms Survey - Trade Update 2020
Bloomberg - China's Bungled Overseas Loans Reveal a Key Weakness
Council on Foreign Relations - Assessing China's Digital Silk Road Initiative
Associated Press - Report: gov’t spyware targets phones of Al-Jazeera reporters
Thanks for reading
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year!