Good morning and happy Friday!
Thanks to everyone who took time to chat with me in person at the LARC/OSAC conference.
This week's newsletter and my World Politics Review column were both on Ecuador this week.
Here is this week’s reading list and upcoming events.
Reading List
Economist - Chinese green technologies are pouring into Latin America
Financial Times - How the US could compete with China in Latin America
ACLED - Regional Overview: Latin America and the Caribbean | March 2024
Bloomberg - Mexico’s Billionaires Piled Up Riches as AMLO Raged Against Them
Loret en Latinus - Leaked audios of “El Clan” (AMLO’s family) arranging bribes related to Tren Maya
AP - Candidates spar in Mexico's first presidential debate ahead of June 2 election
Americas Quarterly - Should Investors Take a Sheinbaum Victory for Granted in Mexico?
Foreign Policy - U.S. Policy on Venezuela Is Converging
Bloomberg - Venezuela's Vanishing Middle Class Is Priced Out of Trendy Neighborhoods
Pirate Wire Services - AGC goes to War with FARC dissident group EMC: but civilians are caught in the crossfire
Guardian - Colombian Amazon deforestation surges as armed groups tighten grip
NYT - ‘Narco-deforestation’ and the future of the Amazon
Economist - Brazil and Colombia are curbing destruction of Amazon rainforest
BBC - Colombia drought: Four-minute showers - a parched Bogota rations water
NYT - In Latin America, From Nasty Personal Insults to an Embassy Raid
Primacias - Perú considera al Tren de Aragua como el "enemigo número uno" de su sociedad
Global Americans - Once Flying High, Chile’s Boric Falls to Earth
New Yorker - Nayib Bukele’s Authoritarian Appeal
Americas Quarterly - Martinelli’s Shadow Still Dominates Panama Election
Global Americans - Who Will Lead Panama? Predictions, Top Candidates, and Foreign Policy Priorities
BBC - Will Guyana's record economic growth benefit people in remote Essequibo?
WSJ - A Warlord Turns to Death, Rape and Rap Videos to Expand Control in Haiti
Miami Herald - Biden turns to little-known power, Ukraine playbook to help Haiti police fight gangs
Bloomberg - In Latin American Slim-Versus-Thor Brawl, Investors Are the Ones Getting Burnt
Noah Smith - Americans are still not worried enough about the risk of world war
Foreign Affairs - The Middle East Is Awash in Drugs
WSJ - The Explosion of Asylum Claims Driving the Global Migrant Crisis
Upcoming Events
12 April, Atlantic Council - Local perspectives: Unlocking US-Colombia ties on development and democracy
15 April, Inter-American Dialogue - Consolidation of Power and State Capture in Nicaragua
18 April, Wilson Center - OECD Expansion in Latin America | Wilson Center
18 April, Wilson Center - Election Series | Border Policy, Organized Crime, and Migration Between Mexico and the US
2 May, Wilson Center - The Lithium Triangle: To Be or Not to Be Successful
Thanks for reading
Have a great weekend.