Friday Reading List - 1 September 2023
Links, events and a webinar invite
Good morning and happy Friday! This week’s newsletter commented on Peru’s economic slowdown and political crisis.
A report Lucy Hale and I co-authored with the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) on corrosive capital in Latin America was published this week. You can find it here:
Investing in Latin American Democracy: Impacts of Corrosive and Constructive Capital
I’ll be hosting a webinar on Wednesday, September 13 at 1:00 PM EDT to discuss events around the region including the elections in Argentina and Ecuador. You can start registering now through this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8AnCJ9WxTJaQPYnQ35-1zw
Reading List
World Politics Review - To Reform in Guatemala, Arevalo Will Need the World’s Attention
USIP - In Latin America, the U.S. Should Put Democratic Partnerships Front and Center
CSIS - Divergent Approaches to Development (on China vs Taiwan in LatAm)
The Diplomat - China’s Rapidly Growing Presence in Central America
Americas Quarterly - The Quiet Official Behind China’s Policy in Latin America
Financial Times - Latin America’s foreign investment boom defies political turmoil
Financial Times - Latin America must resist the siren call of the strongman
Global Americans - Migrant and Refugee Integration in Cities across the Americas
Americas Migration Brief - August 20, 2023
New York Times - Climate Risks Loom Over Panama Canal, a Vital Global Trade Link
Americas Quarterly - Brazil Feels Almost Normal Again
Foreign Affairs - Mexico’s Microchip Advantage
Bloomberg - Everyone Loves AMLO, But Will They Love Who Comes Next?
The Hill - GOP talk of military action in Mexico sparks dire warnings
Washington Post - As the number of missing people surges, Mexico’s president seeks a recount
AP - Official leading search for Mexico’s disappeared resigns as critics worry government may rig numbers
InSight Crime - The Geography of Human Trafficking on the US-Mexico Border
AP - A decade after vigilante uprising, extortion and threats against lime growers return to west Mexico
El País - Las sanciones internacionales a Venezuela se convierten en un problema crónico
Road to the Casa Rosada - Argentina Politics Update - 30 August 2023
Economist - Argentina is pushing international lending to its breaking point
Global Americans - Javier Milei’s Rise: Exploring the “Trump of the Pampas” Perspective on World Politics
New York Times - Decades After Dictatorship, Chile Mounts Search for Hundreds Who Vanished
Bloomberg - Haiti Needs a New UN Mission, This Time Led by the US
GIS Reports - Central America’s dysfunction grinds on
Confidencial - Los 20 generales del Ejército de Daniel Ortega
The Intercept - Honduras defense official and U.S. drug war ally tied to narco-trafficker, notorious mercenary firm
InSight Crime - Colombia's Total Peace 1-Year-On: Less State Violence, Stronger Criminal Groups
WOLA - Crisis and Opportunity: Unraveling Colombia’s Collapsing Coca Markets
CFR - Petro’s Total Peace Plan Turns One: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Global Americans - Cascading Crisis Threatens Caribbean’s Unique Biodiversity
Upcoming Events
6 September, Center for Global Development - Adaptive Management in Protracted Crises: What We’re Learning and Where to Next
6 September, Georgetown Americas Institute - Poverty in Mexico: The Latest News
7 September, Wilson Center - Journalism in the Age of Spyware: Defending Freedom of the Press and Countering Threats Posed by Surveillance Technologies in Latin America
8 September, Atlantic Council - Summit: Accelerating US-emerging market clean energy partnerships
11 September, Center for Global Development - Perspectives of the Global South on MDB Reform
12 September, CSIS - Water: Access, Livelihoods, and Security
13 September, Wilson Center - Two Years After Moïse Assassination: The Impact of Gang Violence In Haiti
13 September, Hxagon - Webinar
18 September, Wilson Center - Understanding the Fentanyl and Opioid Crisis: US-Mexico Solutions
18 September, Migration Policy Institute - 20th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference
18 September, Atlantic Council - What's next for the international response to Venezuela?
19 September, Wilson Center - Unlocking Climate Finance in Latin America and the Caribbean
27 September, CSIS - The Future of Latin America’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
27-28 September, Wilson Center - The Rules-Based Order in Antarctica and Global Challenges
28 September, AS/COA - Who's Educating Whom? Unpacking Fashion Consumer and Supplier Dynamics
2-6 October, Hxagon - Analyzing Protests (use coupon code EARLY20 for a 20% discount)
Thanks for reading
For those in the US, have a great long weekend!