Before going on vacation for a bit, we leave you with a true-crime podcast, a fireside chat, and some summer reading. 📚 mailchi.mp/as-coa/el-chas…
Through the story of the 1979 Puerto Rico National Basketball Team, @nyricanbasquet reminds us to honor the Puerto Rican diaspora and recognize the many ways Boricuas hacen patria.
When Volunteer No. 4 becomes emotionally involved w/a scientist and his artist wife, her presence pierces the couple’s complacency and the many certainties in their lives of ease.
The novel's title was born from the idea that we are all survivors of the children we were. Mexican author @AlmaDeliaMC spins a tale of three childhood friends reunited 20 years later, changed but tied to their past. bit.ly/337mtU5
¡Estamos en vivo con el Almirante Craig Faller y la Embajadora @JeanManes de @Southcom!
Escúchelos hablar sobre amenazas actuales, operaciones antinarcóticos y colaboraciones defensivas desde la perspectiva del Comando Sur de los EE.UU. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
We are live with @Southcom's Admiral Craig Faller and Ambassador @JeanManes!
Hear them talk about current threats, counter narcotics, and defense partnerships from the regional combatant command perspective. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
"The principal way we make the U.S. safer is by working with partners. We have some really strong partners in Latin America," says Admiral Faller of @Southcom.
"Investment for all of us in a secure, stable, prosperous hemisphere is so important."
Often young democracies and sometimes weak institutions are under assault from corruption, transnational criminal organizations, money laundering, and cryptocurrencies.
60% of all cryptocurrency in the world is in the Western Hemisphere, says Admiral Faller of @Southcom.
The AS/COA Anti-Corruption Working Group just published three case studies—from Chile, Mexico, and Peru—that offer lessons for a post-pandemic Latin America.
@robertosimon How is corruption at the local level different from so-called “grand corruption” cases?
In one of three new case studies, our Anti-Corruption Working Group's @robertosimon looks at why it's hard to build a Lava Jato in the Peruvian Amazon. bit.ly/3kYru6Y
@robertosimon How did a civil society-driven anti-corruption push in Mexico during the Peña Nieto administration pave the way for López Obrador's electoral win?
Our Anti-Corruption Working Group head @robertosimon examines in one of three new case studies. bit.ly/3kYru6Y
Watch the @Salud_Ecu minister present on how Ecuador is managing the COVID-19 health crisis. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
.@ericfarns opens #HealthcareASCOA by giving an overview of Ecuador's response to the pandemic and mitigation of its effects.
You can read more about the Moreno administration's moves with our COVID-19 tracker: as-coa.org/articles/coron…
Early progression of COVID-19 in Ecuador:
February 15 = First infected person arrives in Guayaquil from Spain
February 29 = First case confirmed
March 16 = National emergency declared
March 30 = Community transmission starts
No se pierda esta conversación #BRAVObiz con la ex vicepresidenta de Panamá y la consejera de SoftBank Group International. ¡Acompáñenos! bit.ly/33TVYjN
You can tweet us your questions, or email them to amolina@as-coa.org:
@IsabelStMalo The Covid-19 pandemic could be a turning point for Latin America, which needs to discuss a new social contract where we agree on the major reforms we want to achieve. —@IsabelStMalo#BRAVObiz