Friday Reading List - 10 November 2023
Links and events
Good morning and happy Friday! There was no newsletter this week. My World Politics Review column discussed how AMLO’s Failed Response to Hurricane Otis Is No Coincidence given how he has governed across his entire term in office.
Here is this week’s reading list and upcoming events.
Reading List
OCCRP - Narcofiles: The New Criminal Order
OCCRP - In CABEI’s Relationship with South Korea, a Potential Conflict of Interest
The Economist - Illegal gold is booming in South America
Americas Quarterly - The Darien Gap’s Fearsome Reputation Has Been Centuries in the Making
New York Times - A New Answer for Migrants in Central America: Bus Them North
Americas Migration Brief - November 6, 2023
Americas Quarterly - U.S.-Style Gun Politics Are Spreading in Latin America
New York Times - Brazil Cracks Down on Surprising New Threat: Neo-Nazis
Folha de S. Paulo - PF prende 2 suspeitos de ligação com Hezbollah no Brasil por planos de ataque a judeus
CSIS - Presidential Elections and a Fragmenting Political Landscape in Mexico
New York Times - In Mexico, Surveillance Orders That Read Like a Political Power List
Wall Street Journal - Qatar Pursues Oil Deal After Brokering End to Venezuela Sanctions
Miami Herald - Huge cyber leak offers new proof of how Maduro has turned Venezuela into a narco-state
Reuters - Exclusive: Venezuela taps oilfield firms to boost output after sanction easing
Washington Post - Why ordinarily quiet Panama has erupted in deadly protests
Revista Latinoamericana de Opinión Pública - Peru: Deep Political Dissatisfaction Weakens Support for Democracy
Americas Quarterly - Peru’s Next Generation of Leaders Is Leaving
Foreign Policy - How Oil-Rich Colombia Is Trying to Go Green
Bloomberg - Colombia’s Green Energy Ambitions Hinge on Windswept, Wary Province
Cuestión Pública - Medio millón de acciones del puerto de Buenaventura en manos de un narco y su familia
Global Americans - Amid Crisis, Argentine Voters Face Two Very Different Candidates
New York Times - The New Enemies of Argentina’s Far Right: Swifties and the BTS Army
Road to the Casa Rosada - Argentina Politics Update - 8 November 2023
World Politics Review - Nicaragua’s Ortega Has Crossed the Line Into Dictatorship
Financial Times - From Putin to Musk: the making of a modern-day oligarch
Atlantic Council - Investigating China’s economic coercion: The reach and role of Chinese corporate entities
Foreign Policy - Beijing Tightens Its Grip on the Critical Minerals Sector
Protos - US lawmakers want to ban Tether and Chinese crypto firms
Upcoming Events
10 November, AS/COA - 12th Annual WHN Conference: New York
13 November, Wilson Center - US–EU Cooperation: Strengthening Democracy in Latin America
14 November, Wilson Center - Mexico’s Next President: Challenges and Recommendations
14 November, Atlantic Council - The road to COP28: The energy transition in Central America
14 November, Atlantic Council - What to expect at COP28
14 November, Inter-American Dialogue - Art and Politics in Nicaragua: A Conversation with Carlos Fernando Chamorro and Luis Enrique Mejía Godoy
14 November, Sibylline - Sibylline Leadership Summit – OSAC Week
15 November, US Institute of Peace - Civil Society’s Role in Challenging Authoritarianism
15 November, WOLA - Racism in the Americas: A Path Forward
15 November, Atlantic Council - The Caribbean gender empowerment forum
15 November, Atlantic Council - Setting the PACC 2030 Agenda: Building climate resilient Caribbean economies
16 November, Wilson Center - Mobilizing Private Investment in International Infrastructure
28 November, Atlantic Council - Exploring central bank digital currency: Evaluating challenges & developing international standards
28 November, Wilson Center - Brazil Builds Panel: Miami Edition
28 November, AS/COA - 2023 Latin American Cities Conferences: Lima
29 November, Inter-American Dialogue - The Pulse of Democracy in the Americas: Results from the 2023 AmericasBarometer
30 November, Inter-American Dialogue - The State of Community-based Care and Support Systems for People with Disabilities in Latin America