Good morning and happy Friday! Here is the link to the newsletter we published this week.
Tuesday - Venezuela - Risks amid sanctions changes
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Reading List
Foreign Affairs - Is Latin America Stuck?
The Economist - Recent left-wing triumphs in Latin America may prove short-lived
Americas Quarterly - New IDB President Ilan Goldfajn Will Face Serious Challenges
Bloomberg Linea - Central America Sees Foreign Investment Recover Fivefold Compared to 2020
Associated Press - Amazon deforestation in Brazil remains near 15-year high
World Politics Review - AMLO's Regional Leadership Ambitions Could Sink the Pacific Alliance
Reuters - Mexican president's electoral gambit breathes life into opposition
New York Times - Mexico’s President Leads Supporters in March Through Capital
Financial Times - Mexico bill threatens independence of electoral oversight, warns official
Wall Street Journal - U.S. Threatens to Start Trade Fight With Mexico Over GMO Corn Ban
Rest of World - China’s automakers flood Mexico’s markets thanks to ample chip supplies
El País - Mexico asks US for answers as notorious drug lord ‘La Barbie’ vanishes from federal prison system
Animal Político - La falta de presupuesto y personal en procuradurías deja a niñez migrante sola ante el narco y las agresiones de funcionarios
Associated Press - Bribery trial tests US cases against Venezuela kleptocrats
Reuters - Venezuelan oil exports flow using false documents, ships linked to Iran
The Economist - President Joe Biden starts to lift sanctions on Venezuela
Reuters - Chevron awaits Venezuelan oil cargoes, but PDVSA wants payments
Americas Quarterly - Argentina Could Really Use a Win
Colombia Risk Analysis - 2022 Subnational Risk Index
Amnesty International - Colombia: Guaranteeing justice and non-repetition in cases of gender-based violence during repression of National Strike must be central to any police reform
Reuters - Trolls, propaganda and fear stoke Bukele's media machine in El Salvador
El Faro - Quince miembros de El Faro demandan a NSO Group en EE.UU por espionaje con Pegasus
Associated Press - Guatemala’s El Periodico newspaper stops print edition
Foreign Affairs - Haiti Needs Help
New York Times - As Haiti Unravels, U.S. Officials Push to Send in an Armed Foreign Force
Insight Crime - Honduras' State of Exception May Set Worrying Precedent
Washington Post - Spy claims raised in Uruguay probe of ex-presidential guard
Upcoming Events
5 December, Wilson Center - Protecting, Defending and Promoting Civic Space in Central America
6 December, Wilson Center - Water @ Wilson Series Launch | Water, Peace, & Security: New Tools for a New Climate
6 December, Wilson Center - Making Trade Inclusive: A Conversation on Foreign Policy for the Middle Class
6 December, CSIS - Improving Export Controls Enforcement Using Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
6 December, Center for Global Development - Holding It All Together: Setting Health Priorities in Federal and Plural Health Systems, Insights from Africa, Asia & The Americas
7 December, Institute of the Americas - Panorama del Petróleo y Gas en Ecuador y Perú: Retos y Oportunidades
7 December, AS/COA - Improving Sustainability of Healthcare Systems Through Value-Based Procurement
7 December, Inter-American Dialogue - Ambassador Dialogues: US-Ecuador Relations
7 December, Institute of the Americas - Panorama del Petróleo y Gas en Ecuador y Perú: Retos y Oportunidades
8 December, Wilson Center - Brazil - U.S. Climate Dialogues: Research and Scientific Cooperation
8 December, Inter-American Dialogue - A Conversation with Buenos Aires Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta
8 December, AS/COA - Energy Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean
8 December, CSIS Americas Program - Innovating and Expanding Access to Finance for Small-Scale Agriculture
9 December, Inter-American Dialogue - A Conversation with Jorge Castañeda Gutman on the Future of Democracy in the Americas
9 December, CSIS Americas Program - Hydrogen Development in Latin America: Varying Scenarios for Chile and Paraguay
9 December, Inter-American Dialogue - A Conversation with Jorge Castañeda Gutman on the Future of Democracy in the Americas
13 December, US-Mexico Chamber of Commerce - US - Mexico - Canada Economic Partnership: Myths, Realities, and Opportunities
13 December, AS/COA - 2022 Latin American Cities Conferences: Lima
14 December, Wilson Center - 200 Years of U.S.-Mexico Bilateral Relations: An Ambassadorial Perspective
I meant to send you this contribution to your list this week. https://www.univision.com/univision-news/latin-america/cuba-energy-problem-ageing-infrastructure-and-no-money-leaves-residents-facing-power-cuts