Good morning and happy Friday!
This week’s newsletter focused on Venezuela and Maria Corina Machado’s candidacy.
This week’s World Politics Review column said that the international community should focus on pushing Haiti towards elections. A few days later Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced that he is committing to elections in mid-2025. He’s made promises before. Holding him to it will be key.
Here is this week’s reading list and upcoming events.
Reading List
Atlantic Council - Redefining US strategy with Latin America and the Caribbean for a new era
Global Americans - Shifting Dynamics in NATO and Latin American Security
CSIS - Two Years Later: LAC and Russia’s War in Ukraine
WSJ - Mexico’s Leader Looms Large in America’s Presidential Election
CNN - Mexico City may be just months away from running of out water
WSJ - Mexico’s ‘Hugs, Not Bullets’ Crime Policy Spreads Grief, Murder and Extortion
InSight Crime - Beyond China: How Other Countries Provide Precursor Chemicals to Mexico
Foreign Affairs - What Happened to Lula?
Economist - Lula’s gaffes are dulling Brazil’s G20 shine
Bloomberg - Lula Pulls Off Rare Trick Twice, Wooing Wall Street and the Poor
Americas Quarterly - Bolsonaro Seems Finished. Bolsonarismo Lives On.
Bloomberg - Sorry, Lula. Presidents Don't Get to Run Vale Anymore
BBC - Lula na Guiana: o que está em jogo para o Brasil na 'Dubai da América do Sul'?
Global Americans - The Case for Containing, Not Coddling, Maduro
Bloomberg - Venezuela Needs Political Change to Bring Migrants Home, Poll Shows
Reuters - Tanker backlog grows in Venezuela as PDVSA struggles to deliver oil
Americas Quarterly - Petro’s Pension Reform Tests Colombian Senate
La Silla Vacia - Ponderador de aprobación de Petro: 38% comenzando el 2024
La Republica - Riesgos para sector privado incluyen la infraestructura vial y la concentración industrial
Foreign Policy - Ecuador Needs Economic Support to Fight Its War on Gangs
Bloomberg - Bolivia’s Socialist Rulers and the Capitalists They Snubbed Try to Fix Shortages
World Politics Review - Paraguay's Weak Rule of Law Will Torpedo Pena's Economic Agenda
Semafor - Argentina's Javier Milei set to give CPAC speech
Economist - Argentina’s football clubs are resisting privatisation
War on the Rocks - Why Washington Should Side with Argentina's Milei Against Beijing
Reuters - Insight: Inside a copper output plunge at No. 1 global producer Codelco
InSight Crime - Honduras ‘Narco-State’ on Trial in US
InSight Crime - How Haiti's ‘Aid State’ Has Fueled Organized Crime
Reuters - Guyana says open to changing non-fiscal terms for oil contracts
AP - Gunfire paralyzes Haiti as powerful gang leader says he will try to detain police chief, ministers
AP - Career US diplomat abruptly admits to spying for communist Cuba for decades
NBC News - Russia’s 2024 election interference has already begun
Upcoming Events
5 March, Harvard - Venezuela 2024: Negotiations, Elections, and the Prospects for a Way Out
6 March, WOLA - The Past, Present, and Future of the Fight for Gender and Racial Justice in the Americas
6 March, Wilson Center - Political Risk and Mexico's Investment Climate
7 March, CSIS - Rethinking the U.S. Approach in the Global South
8 March, Atlantic Council - Breaking waves: Igniting gender inclusivity for development across the Americas
8 March, Inter-American Dialogue - Freedom Behind Bars: 11 Stories of Resistance
12 March, Inter-American Dialogue - The Future Of Micro-Credentials in Latin America - Challenges And Opportunities
14 March, Wilson Center - Navigating Brazil’s G20 Presidency: A Conversation with Ambassador Maurício Lyrio
18 March, CSIS - From Terrestrial to Celestial: Unlocking the potential to enhance US-Latin American B2B collaboration
Thanks for reading
Have a great weekend.