Good morning and happy Friday!
This week’s newsletter covering the security crisis in Ecuador received a lot of attention. Thanks to everyone who shared it. I’ll have more to say in next week’s column in WPR.
This week’s World Politics Review column contrasted the world’s response to the crises in the Panama and Suez Canals.
Additionally, I did a podcast interview with the Wilson Center about my predictions for 2024 based on my newsletter two weeks ago.
Here is this week’s reading list and upcoming events.
Reading List
Time - Tough New Immigration Rules Risk Empowering the Cartels
The Wire China - Alicia García-Herrero on China's Shifting Ties in Latin America
Global Americans - An Era of Containment: Latin America’s Top 10 LGBTQ Stories of 2023
Washington Post - Brazil thwarted a coup attempt. Here are our lessons for the world.
NY Times - Two Capitol Riots. Two Very Different Results.
Bloomberg - A Year After Brazil Capital Riots, Bolsonaro’s Right-Wing Movement Seeks Rebrand
El Universal - Bobby y su papá el presidente (scandal shaping Mexican politics this week)
Washington Post - Journalists are being targeted in Mexico ahead of elections
AP - Mexico’s small Citizen’s Movement party nominates congressman for president
Financial Times - The darker side of Mexico’s $63bn remittances boom
Economist - How Ecuador became Latin America’s deadliest country
Bloomberg - Mining Industry Sees a Way to Navigate Narco Crisis in Ecuador
Bloomberg - Argentina’s $16.1 Billion in YPF Fight Is Open to Collection by Burford Capital - Bloomberg
AP - Guyana turns to US to help boost its military as territorial dispute with Venezuela deepens
Al Jazeera - Fears simmer in Essequibo region as Venezuela eyes the disputed territory
NY Times - This Venezuelan Family Won Asylum. Days Later, They Lost It.
El Faro - Asamblea aprueba más poderes para el fiscal general del bukelismo
El Faro - El arma digital de @NayibBukele
AP - Guatemala arrests ex-minister who resigned rather than use force against protesters
Americas Quarterly - To Save Guatemala’s Democracy, the U.S. Needs Private Sector Friends
Americas Quarterly - Guatemala Nears a Pivotal Moment on Taiwan
Guardian - Can Guatemala’s new president turn the tide on years of corruption?
Economist - The dwindling of the Panama Canal boosts rival trade routes
Guardian - Plenty more flying fish in the sea? Tobago’s fears as Bajan boats move in
Bloomberg - Sale of Caribbean Golden Passports at Risk Over EU Crime Concerns
SpaceNews - Space security in the Americas can no longer go overlooked
Washington Post - How Peru’s food culture pushed Lima to ‘world’s best restaurants’ fame
NY Times - The Mystery of the Coin That Shouldn’t Exist
Upcoming Events
16 January - Atlantic Council - Setting the US-Caribbean agenda
17 January, Center for Global Development - The Global Economy in 2024: Turning a Corner?
18 January, Wilson Center - Mexico's Election: Issues and Polls
19 February, Wilson Center - A Brazilian Perspective on the G20: Debriefing the First Ministerial Meeting
Thanks for reading
For fun, I asked an AI bot to make me a logo for this week.
Have a good weekend!