Friday Reading List - 22 December 2023
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Good afternoon and happy Friday! This week’s World Politics Review article discussed Latin America’s crisis management crisis.
Here is this week’s reading list and upcoming events.
Reading List
New York Times - Brazil’s Congress Weakens Protection of Indigenous Lands, Defying Lula
Brazilian Report - China’s State Grid wins biggest Brazilian power line auction
Americas Quarterly - What Milei and Bolsonaro Supporters May Have in Common
Reuters - Under US pressure over fentanyl, Mexico wages “imaginary war on drugs”
New York Times - A Wave of Violence Terrorizes Mexico as Criminals Kill With Impunity
Economist - The Mexican president’s latest boondoggle officially opens
Washington Post - Facing new record border surge, Biden again turns to Mexico
Wall Street Journal - A Rainforest, Maya Ruins and the Fight over a Tourist Train
Financial Times - Shippers warn of supply disruptions as US responds to migrant surge from Mexico
Guardian - ‘Disappearing the disappeared’: outcry after Mexico reduces number of missing
Washington Post - Who is ‘Fat Leonard,’ the fugitive Venezuela turned over to the U.S.?
New York Times - Chile’s Left Forced a New Constitution. Then the Right Took Control.
Americas Quarterly - REACTION: Chile Rejects Second Constitutional Rewrite
Economist - For a second time Chileans reject a new constitution. Now what?
New York Times - The Debt Problem Is Enormous. Experts Say the System for Fixing It Is Broken.
Bloomberg - Argentina’s Ruined Railways Will Force Milei to Confront Poverty
Wall Street Journal - Global Conflicts Stir Sleeping Energy Giant in South America
Economist - Argentina’s Javier Milei begins his radical experiment in libertarian rule
Global Americans - Javier Milei and the Populist Wave in Argentina
Wall Street Journal - To Avoid the Jungles of Central America, Migrants Are Taking a Treacherous Sea Route
Global Americans - Petro’s Receding Power in Latin America’s Political Chessboard
AP News - Colombian congressional panel sets probe into president over alleged campaign finance misdeeds
Guardian - Will coupmongers stop Guatemala’s president from taking office?
New York Times - Biden’s Border Negotiations Mark Seismic Shift on Immigration Politics
Economist - Inside the last true political machine in America
Upcoming Events
9 January, Canadian Council of the Americas - 14th Annual Economic and Political Outlook for the Americas
17 January, Center for Global Development - The Global Economy in 2024: Turning a Corner?
19 February - A Brazilian Perspective on the G20: Debriefing the First Ministerial Meeting
Have a Merry Christmas and a happy holiday season!