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Friday Reading List - 1 September 2023

Links, events and a webinar invite

Boz
Sep 1, 2023
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Good morning and happy Friday! This week’s newsletter commented on Peru’s economic slowdown and political crisis.

Latin America Risk Report
Comments on Peru - August 2023
Finance Minister Alex Contreras announced that Peru's forecast for GDP growth in 2023 is 1.1%, down from their previous forecast of 2.5%. That is bad. Slow growth is better than a recession, but for Peru, slow growth means the country's political crisis has finally caught up with its economy. The "Peruvian miracle" over the past decade has been the fact…
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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)


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For those in the US, have a great long weekend!

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