Friday Reading List - 10 May 2024
I can't believe it's already mid-May.
Good morning and happy Friday!
This week’s World Politics Review column discussed shifts in Latin American alliances, with Colombia attempting to join the BRICS and Argentina aligning itself with NATO.
This week’s newsletter analyzed President-elect Mulino’s potential policies in Panama.
Panama: Mulino wins
Mulino = Martinelli. The biggest question people have about President-elect José Raúl Mulino is whether he will remain allies with former President Ricardo Martinelli or break with his former running mate, as has happened so many other times in recent Latin American history.
Here is this week’s reading list and upcoming events.
Reading List
Economist - The world’s most violent region needs a new approach to crime
Bloomberg - Remittances Can Revolutionize Latin America’s Finances
Foreign Policy - Mexico and the United States Need to Talk About China Now
NYT - 'Time, Patience, Cold Blood': Mexico Prepares for a Potential Trump Win
Rolling Stone - Trump Plans To Send Kill Teams to Mexico to Take Out Cartel Leaders
FT - Mexican democracy hangs in the balance
Bloomberg - Pemex Debt: Mexico Weighs Options to Absorb Up to $40 Billion
InSight Crime - How Mexico Loses the Precursor Chemical Money Trail
Americas Quarterly - Guilherme Boulos Wants to Be the Brazilian Left’s Next Big Star
NYT - The New Players in Brazilian Politics? Elon Musk and Republicans.
Bloomberg - Under Lula, Doves Are Rapidly Gaining Power in Brazil’s Central Bank
The Atlantic - Is Venezuela Serious About Invading Guyana?
Economist - Rural Colombia welcomes gangs that mete out vigilante justice
Reuters - Guerrilla pseudo-state complicates the search for peace in Colombia
Americas Quarterly - Colombia’s Uncertainty Is Sinking Investment and More
InSight Crime - US Crypto Money Laundering Indictment Reflects Increased Enforcement Efforts
El Pais - Peru’s Dina Boluarte reportedly dropped duties for two weeks to get cosmetic surgery
Reuters - Paraguay pushes rival bid for $1.5 billion Argentina-Brazil gas connector
Reuters - In Bolivia's Andes, neighbors settle disputes with Tinku ritual combat
UBS - Argentina’s exceptionalism
AP - Argentina labor unions' 24-hour strike against President Milei paralyzes daily life
The Diplomat - China’s Advance in Central America and Its Strategic Importance
Confidencial - Sepultar concesión del Canal Interoceánico a Wang Jing demuestra “descomunal fracaso”
Confidencial - Chinese Megastores are Suffocating Nicaraguan Businesses
Atlantic Council - Panama has a new president. José Raúl Mulino should focus on these three priorities.
CNN - Billionaires alone won't turn Narendra Modi's India into a rich country
Telling the Future - The Next Taiwan Strait Crisis
AP - More and faster: Electricity from clean sources reaches 30% of global total
Gallup - China vs. U.S.: Who's Winning Hearts and Minds?
The Atlantic - Russia and China Are Winning the Propaganda War
Protect Democracy - Can Proportional Representation Create Better Governance?
Upcoming Events
14 May, CSIS - Cooperative Approaches to Counter-Narcotics: Perspectives from the Director of National Drug Control Policy
16 May, Inter-American Dialogue - Legal Identity, Nationality, and Name of Children on the Move in the Americas
16 May, Wilson Center - Preserving and Strengthening Democracy in Latin America
20 May, Wilson Center - Discussing Mexico's Third Presidential Debate
28 May, Wilson Center - Gender Based Violence in Mexican Politics
28 May, Wilson Center - The High Seas Treaty and Latin America’s Role in Marine Conservation
29 May, Wilson Center - Freedom of Speech and Protecting Journalists in Mexico
Thanks for reading
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