Upcoming Elections
Venezuela – Ongoing Crisis (snap elections possible)
Francisco Toro in the Washington Post: ‘Dozens have been murdered in recent weeks alone for protesting against Maduro. Most of the killings have been committed by a police unit, a death-squad called the Special Actions Force, or FAES, notorious for its ski masks and extreme violence.”
Washington Post: “US military planes land near Venezuela border with aid”
Brett Bruen in NBC: “Trump’s Venezuela policy isn’t a case of right versus left. It’s a case of right versus wrong.”
Bloomberg: “The Rise and Fall of Chavismo in Venezuela”
Former Venezuelan planning minster and current Harvard economics professor Ricardo Hausmann interviewed in the Harvard Gazette: “Understanding Venezuela’s collapse”
Haiti Legislative – October 2019
France24: “Haitians took to the streets of the capital Port-au-Prince’s once again on Wednesday to demand the resignation of the country’s President Jovenel Moïse as tensions continue to mount after a week of demonstrations marked by violent clashes with the police.”
Argentina General – October 27, 2019
Reuters: “Argentina’s government, with one eye on elections later in the year, is getting tough on crime, and one figure is taking center stage: the country’s security tsar.”
Demian Bio in Americas Quarterly: “The Presidential Candidate Who Wants to Put Argentina Through Shock Therapy: Can José Luis Espert build a free-market movement in Argentina?”
Past Elections
El Salvador Presidential – February 3, 2019
Frida Ghitis in World Politics Review: “In the presidential election earlier this month, Salvadorans sent a powerful message to their own leaders—one that may also just hold a key to reversing the stream of desperate families pouring out of their country toward the United States.”
Brazil General – October 28, 2018
The Economist: “Brazil’s most famous graft-buster, Sérgio Moro, is now justice minister”
Mexico Presidential – July 1, 2018
Luis Rubio in Americas Quarterly: “The Pemex Downgrade Was a Warning. Is AMLO Listening?Mexico’s president has so far governed as if by fiat. If he doesn’t heed market warnings, he may be in for a rude awakening.”
Americas This Week – February 16, 2019
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February 16, 2019
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Venezuela - Ongoing Crisis (snap elections possible)
Francisco Toro in the Washington Post: ‘Dozens have been murdered in recent weeks alone for protesting against Maduro. Most of the killings have been committed by a police unit, a death-squad called the Special Actions Force, or FAES, notorious for its ski masks and extreme violence.”
Washington Post: “US military planes land near Venezuela border with aid”
Brett Bruen in NBC: “Trump’s Venezuela policy isn’t a case of right versus left. It’s a case of right versus wrong.”
Bloomberg: “The Rise and Fall of Chavismo in Venezuela”
Former Venezuelan planning minster and current Harvard economics professor Ricardo Hausmann interviewed in the Harvard Gazette: “Understanding Venezuela’s collapse”
Haiti Legislative - October 2019
France24: “Haitians took to the streets of the capital Port-au-Prince’s once again on Wednesday to demand the resignation of the country’s President Jovenel Moïse as tensions continue to mount after a week of demonstrations marked by violent clashes with the police.”
Argentina General - October 27, 2019
Reuters: “Argentina’s government, with one eye on elections later in the year, is getting tough on crime, and one figure is taking center stage: the country’s security tsar.”
Demian Bio in Americas Quarterly: “The Presidential Candidate Who Wants to Put Argentina Through Shock Therapy: Can José Luis Espert build a free-market movement in Argentina?”
El Salvador Presidential - February 3, 2019
Frida Ghitis in World Politics Review: “In the presidential election earlier this month, Salvadorans sent a powerful message to their own leaders—one that may also just hold a key to reversing the stream of desperate families pouring out of their country toward the United States.”
Brazil General - October 28, 2018
The Economist: “Brazil’s most famous graft-buster, Sérgio Moro, is now justice minister”
Mexico Presidential - July 1, 2018
Luis Rubio in Americas Quarterly: “The Pemex Downgrade Was a Warning. Is AMLO Listening?Mexico’s president has so far governed as if by fiat. If he doesn’t heed market warnings, he may be in for a rude awakening.”
Upcoming Elections
Venezuela – Ongoing Crisis (snap elections possible)
Francisco Toro in the Washington Post: ‘Dozens have been murdered in recent weeks alone for protesting against Maduro. Most of the killings have been committed by a police unit, a death-squad called the Special Actions Force, or FAES, notorious for its ski masks and extreme violence.”
Washington Post: “US military planes land near Venezuela border with aid”
Brett Bruen in NBC: “Trump’s Venezuela policy isn’t a case of right versus left. It’s a case of right versus wrong.”
Bloomberg: “The Rise and Fall of Chavismo in Venezuela”
Former Venezuelan planning minster and current Harvard economics professor Ricardo Hausmann interviewed in the Harvard Gazette: “Understanding Venezuela’s collapse”
Haiti Legislative – October 2019
France24: “Haitians took to the streets of the capital Port-au-Prince’s once again on Wednesday to demand the resignation of the country’s President Jovenel Moïse as tensions continue to mount after a week of demonstrations marked by violent clashes with the police.”
Argentina General – October 27, 2019
Reuters: “Argentina’s government, with one eye on elections later in the year, is getting tough on crime, and one figure is taking center stage: the country’s security tsar.”
Demian Bio in Americas Quarterly: “The Presidential Candidate Who Wants to Put Argentina Through Shock Therapy: Can José Luis Espert build a free-market movement in Argentina?”
Past Elections
El Salvador Presidential – February 3, 2019
Frida Ghitis in World Politics Review: “In the presidential election earlier this month, Salvadorans sent a powerful message to their own leaders—one that may also just hold a key to reversing the stream of desperate families pouring out of their country toward the United States.”
Brazil General – October 28, 2018
The Economist: “Brazil’s most famous graft-buster, Sérgio Moro, is now justice minister”
Mexico Presidential – July 1, 2018
Luis Rubio in Americas Quarterly: “The Pemex Downgrade Was a Warning. Is AMLO Listening?Mexico’s president has so far governed as if by fiat. If he doesn’t heed market warnings, he may be in for a rude awakening.”
The Year Ahead: Americas
Panama presidential and legislative (May 5); Canada Alberta province general (on or before May 30 – exact date not set yet); Guatemala general (June 16); Guyana snap parliamentary (due by March but election commission says won’t happen until July – exact date not set yet); Bolivia presidential and legislative (October); Haiti parliamentary (October); Canada, Prince Edward Island province general and Northwest Territories parliamentary (on or before October 7 – exact date not set yet); Canada, Labrador and Newfoundland provincial (October 8); Canada general (on or before October 21 – exact date not set yet); Argentina presidential and legislative (October 27); Uruguay presidential and legislative (October 27); Dominica legislative (December); Trinidad and Tobago local (late 2019) and general (2020)
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