Good morning and happy Friday!
This week’s newsletter discussed the transition in Guatemala.
This week’s World Politics Review column called for a regional response to the security crisis in Ecuador.
Here is this week’s reading list and upcoming events.
Reading List
Reuters - China widens South America trade highway with Silk Road mega port
InSight Crimes - Corruption, Crypto Test LatAm Money Laundering Laws
Americas Migration Brief - Americas Migration Brief - January 15, 2024
Network 20/20 - Migration Dynamics: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities in the Northern Triangle
Economist - Plunging fertility rates are creating problems for Latin America
Vox - Podcast: Cocaine Problems
Americas Quarterly - Quiet Quitting the War on Drugs
Americas Quarterly - The Next Front in Mexico’s Battle Over Institutions
El Universal - El Clan: ahora Daniel Asaf, brazo derecho de AMLO
El Financiero - AMLO amenaza a Loret de Mola: Publicará lista de ‘depas’ tras investigación de Daniel Asaf
Bloomberg - The 'Dubai of Brazil' Is a Bet on a Future that Only Goes Up
Bloomberg - El Nino's Return Challenges Brazil’s Progress Against Inflation
Americas Quarterly - Fernando Haddad: Still the Odd Man Out
Bloomberg - Argentina's President Milei Missed a Key Point in His Defense of Capitalism
Guardian - Guerrilla fighters turned craft brewers: Colombia’s unlikely beer company with a message of peace
NYT - In Colombia, a Park for Anacondas and Anteaters, Where Ranchers Are Now Rangers
InSight Crime - Assessing the Early Days of Ecuador's War on Gangs
Bloomberg - Growing drug-gang violence in Ecuador raises question: Could other countries be next?
Seattle International Foundation - El Salvador’s February 4th Election: Eight Keys to Understanding the Political Context and Likely Results
Miami Herald - Haiti gang leader boasted he was 'king of kings,' just needed bullets to wipe out country
Caracas Chronicles - Ecuador Is A Warning For A Post-Chavista Venezuela
Upcoming Events
22 January, Atlantic Council - LAC2024: The stories we’ll likely be talking about
19 February, Wilson Center - A Brazilian Perspective on the G20: Debriefing the First Ministerial Meeting
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The various misspelled words in small print are one of those things that will haunt AI for another few months, but I bet it’s fixed by the end of the year.
Thanks for reading
It’s the second snow day of the week here. Have a good weekend!