Friday Reading List - 11 April 2025
Next week is Semana Santa. It's typically a slow news week for Latin America. I don't know if that will be true this year.
Good morning from Vancouver. I’ll be traveling around the Pacific Northwest for Semana Santa, so newsletter delivery next week might be a bit off from the usual schedule.
This week’s articles and newsletters
WPR - Latin America Dodged a Bullet, but Trump’s Tariffs Still Pose a Risk
Monday - US Policy in Latin America
Wednesday - Polls: An unpopular Lula still leads the 2026 election
Thursday - Six Stories - Ecuador, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Guyana, Colombia, Mexico
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Reading List
Foreign Affairs - How Latin America Can Survive an Age of Turmoil
Bloomberg - Four Latin Americans Who Could Become the UN’s Next Leader
InSight Crime - 5 Years Later, How Has the Pandemic Changed Organized Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Economist - Can Mexico make hay after avoiding the reciprocal-tariff tantrum?
Reuters - Trump threatens sanctions, tariffs on Mexico in water dispute
NBC - Trump administration weighs drone strikes on Mexican cartels
CNN - CIA is reviewing its authorities to use lethal force against drug cartels
Crisis Group - Will Trump Borrow from “War on Terror” Playbook in Bombing Cartels?
Reuters - Mexico rejects unilateral US military action after report US is weighing strikes
New Yorker - The Brazilian Judge Taking On the Digital Far Right
Bloomberg - Silence Is Lula's Best Card in Trump's Trade War
Crisis Group - Venezuela Presses Territorial Claims as Dispute with Guyana Heats Up
Financial Times - Donald Trump revokes licences for BP and Shell projects in Venezuelan waters
Reuters - Exclusive: Venezuela's PDVSA suspends oil loading authorizations to Chevron, sources say
Economist - The green promises of Colombia’s president ring ever more hollow
Reuters - Incumbent, leftist to face off in tight Ecuador race dominated by crime and job concerns
BBC - Tracking the world’s major cocaine route to Europe - and why it’s growing
Brookings - Argentina's latest stabilization: Will history repeat itself?
Bloomberg - Milei Tries Erasing Argentina’s History to Lure Foreign Investment
Reuters - Argentina renews $5 billion swap with China in much-needed FX boost
BBC - General strike hits transport in Argentina
AP - Nicaragua’s crackdown on the Catholic Church is worsening, exiles and human rights advocates say
AP - General strike against President Milei's austerity disrupts Argentina
NYT - Panama Canal Ship Pilot Navigates Tricky Waters, and Trump
Guardian - Pentagon chief says US could 'revive' Panama bases
Bloomberg - Panama Raises Pressure on CK Hutchison With Port Accusations
Sulaco Times - Tiger, Mule, Ostrich, Cockroach (on Panama-US relations)
Americas Quarterly - Securing the Panama Canal Requires Diplomacy
Washington Post - Singer and ex-MLB players among 218 dead in Santo Domingo nightclub collapse
Bloomberg - Trump Deportations: Most Migrants Sent to El Salvador Lacked US Criminal Record
WSJ - The U.S. and China Are Going to Economic War—and Everyone Will Suffer
Upcoming events
14 April, Atlantic Council - Analyzing the regional impact of Ecuador’s election
18 April, Atlantic Council - Banking on Belém: Mobilizing finance for energy and nature in the Global South
22 April, Inter-American Dialogue - Eighth Annual Latin America Energy Conference – Shifting Currents: Energy and Geopolitical Realignment in the Americas
Thanks for reading
Have a great weekend!
