Friday Reading List - 23 December 2022
Good morning and happy Friday! Here is the reading list and upcoming events links for this week. On Tuesday, we covered trends for 2023. You can view that newsletter here.
This will be our final newsletter for the year, and publication will resume the first week of January. Thank you to everyone who supported this newsletter in 2022, and we wish you happy holidays!
Reading List
S&P Global - Key themes for Latin America in 2023
World Politics Reviews - Coup or Democracy in Action? In Latin America, It Depends Who’s Asking
Institute for National Strategic Studies - Dangerous Alliances: Russia’s Strategic Inroads in Latin America
Insight Crime - GameChangers 2022: ‘Pink Cocaine,’ Cross-Border Battles, and the Frustrating Fight Against Mafia States
Americas Quarterly - Understanding Lula 3.0
The Economist - An “electoral reform” in Mexico will make elections less safe
New York Times - Gunmen Attacked a Famous TV Anchor. Mexico’s Leader Suggested It Was Staged.
Washington Post - DEA seized enough fentanyl to kill every person in the U.S. in 2022
Wall Street Journal - Mexico’s Ciudad Juárez Is Hot Spot in New Southern Border Migration Surge
El Universal - La inutilidad de la Guardia Nacional para reducir la violencia
El País - La barranca de La Aurora, la fosa clandestina que persigue a Javier Duarte
El Universal - Tras atentado a Ciro, 180 periodistas exigen a AMLO cesar hostigamiento
Reuters - Venezuelans try to rebuild after shattered U.S. migration dreams
Insight Crime - Why Venezuela's Army Faces Uphill Battle to Quell Colombia Border
Efecto Cocuyo - Fin del gobierno interino: esta es la estructura con la que buscan sustituir a Guaidó
La Nación - Dólar hoy: los argentinos guardan US$261.490 millones fuera del sistema, según informó el Indec
World Politics Review - Chile Takes Another Stab at Drafting a New Constitution
Bloomberg - The Golden Age of Cocaine Is Happening Right Now
El País - La violencia en la frontera con Ecuador se recrudece
Associated Press - Cuban artists blocked from once-promising NFT trading sites
Americas Quarterly - Guillermo Lasso Searches for a Breakthrough
Global Americans - Haiti Policy: Stumbling Toward 2023
New York Times - As Peru’s Unrest Chases Away Visitors, Many in Tourism Fear for Their Livelihood
Associated Press - How will asylum work after Title 42 ends? No one knows yet
Diplomatic Courier - Democratic Governance Must Underpin Any Global Climate Agenda
Miami Herald - How U.S. sanctions turn people into ‘economic pariahs’ and why some call it a civil death
Associated Press - Police seize on COVID-19 tech to expand global surveillance
Upcoming Events
11 January, Atlantic Council - Soft landing? The global economy in 2023
12 January, Canadian Council for the Americas - 13th Annual Economic and Political Outlook for the Americas
13-14 January, Atlantic Council - 2023 Global Energy Forum