Good morning and happy Friday the 13th!
This week’s column was on Argentina and dollarization.
Here is this week’s reading list and upcoming events.
Reading List
World Politics Review - In Haiti, the U.N. Peacekeeping Mission Needs to Go Big or Go Home
Americas Quarterly - Will This Be the Year Mercosur Breaks?
IBI Consultants - Remilitarization in Central America: A Comparative and Regional Analysis
AS/COA - How Are Latin American Leaders Responding to Hamas' Attacks on Israel?
Chainalysis - Latin America: Venezuela and Argentina Stand Out as Examples of Crypto’s Unique Utility
Americas Migration Brief - The quiet growth of Brazil’s Venezuelan population
Guardian - Brazil is taking a new direction after Bolsonaro – but will Britain take note?
Economist - Mexico’s government is suing American gun manufacturers
Bloomberg - Mexico Tourist Boom Stalls After Super Peso Boosts Travel Costs
Reuters - Exclusive: US, Venezuela in talks for fresh oil sanction exemptions -sources
El País - New stage in Venezuela negotiations: Maduro takes a step forward
S&P Global - FEATURE: Argentina election raises stakes for energy, mining and agriculture outlook
Road to the Casa Rosada - Argentina Politics Update - 11 October 2023
New York Times - Argentina’s Currency Plummets Under Attack from Far-Right Candidate
Americas Quarterly - Uruguay’s Challenge: Populism Without Populists
New York Times - Ecuador, Reeling from Violence, Seeks Change. Is a Banana Heir the Answer?
Americas Migration Brief - October 9, 2023
Reuters - Food is scarce in Guatemalan village at climate change frontier
Foreign Policy - Can a New Intervention Do Right by Haiti?
New York Times - They’ve Been Stateless for 10 Years. Now Many Are Facing Deportation.
New York Times - How Israel’s Feared Security Services Failed to Stop Hamas’s Attack
Foreign Policy - Yes, the World Is Multipolar
Upcoming Events
13 October, Wilson Center - Is Mexico's Democracy Dying: AMLO & the Future of the Fourth Transformation
13 October, Center for Global Development - MDB Evolution: How to Make MDBs Work as a System
17 October, Wilson Center - Building a High Quality US-Mexico Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
18 October, OC24 - Organized crime in Latin America
19 October, WOLA - In the Mouth of the Wolf: A Conversation about Press Freedom in Mexico
23 October, Wilson Center - A New Chapter for Paraguay: A Conversation with President Santiago Peña
25 October, Inter-American Dialogue - Building Economic Resilience—Japan’s Evolving Approach to Engagement with Latin America
25 October, CSIS - Analyzing the Role of Blockchain Technology in Strengthening Democratic Institutions
26 October, FACT Coalition - FACT Report Launch: "Dirty Money and the Destruction of the Amazon"
26 October, Inter-American Dialogue - Seventh Annual Latin American Energy Conference – Shaping a New Era of Energy Systems
1 November, AS/COA - Latin America’s Energy Transition: Time for a Breakthrough?
10 November, AS/COA - 12th Annual WHN Conference: New York
28 November, Atlantic Council - Exploring central bank digital currency: Evaluating challenges & developing international standards
28 November, AS/COA - 2023 Latin American Cities Conferences: Lima