Sitemap - 2021 - Latin America Risk Report

Thursday Reading List - 30 December 2021

2021 - …Out like a bipolar capybara

Argentina - Strong position vs the IMF

Thursday Reading List - 23 December 2021

Politics and Polls - 22 December 2021

Chile - Boric elected

Mexico - Violence in tourist areas

Friday Reading List - 17 December 2021

Ecuador - Lasso's crash

Politics and Polls - 15 December 2021

Nicaragua - Switching recognition to Beijing

United States - Remain in Mexico renewed

Friday Reading List - 10 December 2021

Venezuela - Barinas election theft

Politics and Polls - 8 December 2021

The impact of the new US anti-corruption strategy on Latin America

Region - Twitter suspends state-linked accounts

Friday Reading List - 3 December 2021

Colombia - Peace process at five years

Politics and Polls - 1 December 2021

Honduras - Xiomara Castro’s election

Mexico - National guard deployed to Zacatecas

Friday Reading List - 26 November 2021

Politics and Polls - 24 November 2021

Region - Some questionable elections

Ecuador - Prison riots in Guayaquil

Friday Reading List - 19 November 2021

Region - Inflation and Covid

Politics and Polls - 17 November 2021

Mexico - Three years of hugs and bullets

Mexico webinar info + Cuba protests

Friday Reading List - 12 November 2021

Politics and Polls - 10 November 2021

Nicaragua - A dictatorship consolidates

Venezuela - Recent money laundering investigations

Friday Reading List - 5 November 2021

Venezuela - ICC investigation

Politics and Polls - 3 November 2021

Nicaragua and Honduras - Alliance of kleptocrats

Haiti - Power vacuum emboldens gang violence

Friday Reading List - 29 October 2021

Brazil - Bolsonaro’s reelection campaign aims for economic populism

Politics and Polls - 27 October 2021

Mexico - AMLO's energy counter-reform

Mexico - New INEGI security data

Friday Reading List - 22 October 2021

Ecuador - State of emergency

Politics and Polls - 20 October 2021

Venezuela - Saab's extradition and sanctions

Chile - State of emergency in the South

Friday Reading List - 15 October 2021

Brazil - Telecommunications sector prepares for upcoming 5G auction

Politics and Polls - 13 October 2021

Region - Democracy is not delivering

Mexico - OFAC sanctions target synthetic substances

Friday Reading List - 8 October 2021

Peru - Castillo cabinet shuffle

Politics and Polls - 6 October 2021

Region - Pandora Papers

Mexico - Violence in Guerrero

Friday Reading List - 1 October 2021

Haiti - Postponed elections

Politics and Polls - 29 September 2021

Region - Good news hasn’t been good politics for most leaders

Honduras - Malicious tactics and widespread disillusionment surrounding general elections

Friday Reading List - 24 September 2021

Politics and Polls - 22 September 2021

Region - CELAC convenes in Mexico

Brazil - Congress to vote on broad antiterrorism bill

Friday Reading List - 17 September 2021

Webinar recording - September 2021

Politics and Polls - 15 September 2021

Region - Covid update - September 2021

Invitation to register for the webinar on Thursday

Friday Reading List - 10 September 2021

Brazil - A list of scandals

Politics and Polls - 8 September 2021

El Salvador - Three scenarios for Bitcoin

Friday Reading List - 3 September 2021

Region - Inflation and political stability

Politics and Polls - 1 September 2021

Region - Electoral uncertainty

Mexico - Deteriorating security in Tamaulipas

Friday Reading List - 27 August 2021

Brazil - Political unrest

Politics and Polls - 25 August 2021

El Salvador - Constitutional reform

Haiti - Relief efforts hampered by deteriorating security

Friday Reading List - 20 August 2021

Venezuela - Negotiations

Politics and Polls - 18 August 2021

A lesson from Afghanistan for US policy in Latin America

Region - Extortion is up

Friday Reading List - 13 August 2021

Brazil - Bolsonaro's attacks on democracy

Politics and Polls - 11 August 2021

Region - Outlook for climate policy coordination

Region - Haiti’s crisis highlights the role of foreign mercenaries

Friday Reading List - 6 August 2021

Mexico - Firearm lawsuit

Politics and Polls - 4 August 2021

Region - August 2021 Covid update

Colombia/Venezuela - Border security issues

Friday Reading List - 30 July 2021

Guatemala - Anti-corruption setback

Politics and Polls - 28 July 2021

Brazil - Legal actions against Indigenous communities increase threat of divestment 

Mexico - Surveillance technology use and misuse

Friday Reading List - 23 July 2021

Politics and Polls - 21 July 2021

Peru - Castillo declared president

Northern Triangle homicide rates rebound

Friday Reading List - 16 July 2021

Cuba - Protests grow over economic hardships

Politics and Polls - 14 July 2021

Region - Politicized gangs

Haiti - Political battles and gang warfare to follow Moïse’s assassination 

Friday Reading List - 2 July 2021

Costa Rica - Construction firms and public officials implicated corruption probe

Politics and Polls - 30 June 2021

Venezuela - Maduro's relationship with Iran critical for sanctions evasion in 2020

Haiti - Political controversy and gang violence escalate

Friday Reading List - 25 June 2021

Brazil - Bolsonaro under pressure

Politics and Polls - 23 June 2021

Peru - President-elect Castillo’s first six months

Mexico - Crossfire on Cancún Beach

Friday Reading List - 18 June 2021

Region - Covid-19 Vaccination and Hospitalization Updates

Politics and Polls - 16 June 2021

Region - Anti-corruption push moves forward

Brazil - Police killing in Rio sparks renewed outrage

Friday Reading List - 11 June 2021

Nicaragua - Ortega's repression deepens

Politics and Polls - 9 June 2021

Region - Covid update - June 2021

Mexico - A minor rebuke for AMLO but he won’t care

Friday Reading List - 4 June 2021

Mexico - Impunity for political violence haunts the campaign

Politics and Polls - 2 June 2021

Region - Environmental pressures on Latin American energy companies 

Friday Reading List - 28 May 2021

Politics and Polls - 26 May 2021

Nicaragua - Ortega represses political opponents and civil society

Colombia - Blockades continue and will inspire others

Friday Reading List - 21 May 2021

Central America - Biden's crackdown on corruption begins

Politics and polls - May 19, 2021

Peru - Governance challenges ahead

Peru - Castillo’s moderate policy advisors are winning

Friday Reading List - 14 May 2021

Brazil - Over two dozen killed by police and witnesses threatened

Politics and polls - 12 May 2021

Colombia's protests signal a region primed for a new protest wave - part two

Colombia - Dueling narratives amid the protests

Friday Reading List - 7 May 2021

Venezuela - Maduro concessions 

Politics and Polls - Cinco de Mayo 2021

El Salvador - Bukele consolidates power

Crime and Security Updates - 3 May 2021

Friday Reading List - 30 April 2021

Brazil - Congressional committee investigates Bolsonaro's pandemic response

Politics and Polls - 28 April 2021

Ecuador - Lasso pushes a pro-business agenda

Mexico - Criminal organizations target political candidates

Friday Reading List - 23 April 2021

The risk of inaction on the environment

Politics and Polls - 21 April 2021

Region - The politics of Covid is generating anger and apathy

Crime and Security Updates - 19 April 2021 (Plus Webinar Invite Link)

Friday Reading List - 16 April 2021

Region - Disinfo reports - April 2021

Politics and Polls - 14 April 2021

Ecuador - Lasso wins the election. Can he govern?

Ecuador - Lasso's mano dura security agenda reflects old thinking

Friday Reading List - 9 April 2021

Region - IMF forecasts

Politics and Polls - 7 April 2021

Cuba: Protestas, Patria y Vida

Crime and Security Updates - 5 April 2021

Friday Reading List - 2 April 2021

Chile - Why are Covid-19 cases rising?

Politics and Polls - 31 March 2021

Brazil and Honduras - Political risks from nominally pro-business leaders

Brazil - Health crisis drives vaccine thefts

Friday Reading List - 26 March 2021

Venezuela - Negotiations over elections, vaccines and diesel

Politics and Polls - 24 March 2021

Region - Disasters are increasing; disaster preparedness is not

Crime and Security Updates - 21 March 2021

Friday Reading List - 19 March 2021

Region - Updates on vaccine diplomacy

Politics and Polls - 17 March 2021

Bolivia - Añez arrested

Crime and Security Updates - 15 March 2021

Friday Reading List - 12 March 2021

Brazil - Lula is back

Politics and Polls - 10 March 2021

Mexico - Can AMLO transform his current agenda?

Paraguay - Protests and political games

Friday Reading List - 5 March 2021

Region - Flexibility from the IMF

Politics and Polls - 3 March 2021

Region - Coronavirus scandals and failures

El Salvador - Bukele's party wins

Friday Reading List - 26 February 2021

Honduras - Hernandez tries to hold on

Politics and Polls - 24 February 2021

Region - Gasoline prices and political risk

Mexico - CJNG chismes - February 2021

Friday Reading List - 19 February 2021

Corruption Corner - Luxembourg shell companies and Chinese contracts in Venezuela

Politics and Polls - 17 February 2021

Peru - Vizcarra’s Vacuna-gate 

Friday Reading List - 12 February 2021

Venezuela - The tone of the US policy debate changes

Politics and Polls - 10 February 2021

Ecuador’s election and regional political trends

Region - Food prices are up, impacting instability, politics and migration

Friday Reading List - 5 February 2021

Haiti - A stagnant political and security crisis

Politics and Polls - 3 February 2021

When...vaccine?

El Salvador - Political violence

Friday Reading List - 29 January 2021

Venezuela - Pandemic response and vaccine access will be the center of politics in the coming months

Politics and Polls - 27 January 2021

China's Latin America diplomacy grows more aggressive

Mexico Security Update - January 2021

Friday Reading List - 22 January 2021

Update: Criminal groups profiting from Covid

Politics and Polls - 20 January 2021

Biden’s anti-corruption agenda must be a priority

Friday Reading List - 15 January 2021

Three things I got wrong on Venezuela

Politics and Polls - 13 January 2021

Who will be the first Latin American president kicked off Twitter?

Latin America should prepare for even more coronavirus spread

Friday Reading List - 8 January 2021

A shared threat to democracy

Politics and Polls - 6 January 2021

Lessons learned from 2020

2021 - In like a jaguar, out like a bipolar capybara