Good morning and happy Friday!
It was an oddly busy week of writing in which I published nothing publicly. I’ll try to make up for it next week.
Here is this week’s reading list and upcoming events.
Reading List
InSight Crime - InSight Crime’s 2023 Homicide Round-Up
Foreign Affairs - The United States’ Missed Opportunity in Latin America
Diplomat - China-Latin America Space Cooperation: An Overview
NYT - As Latin America’s Prison Population Explodes, Gangs Seize Control
Atlantic - Asylum Seekers Didn’t Create the ‘Migrant Crisis’
NYT - U.S. Examined Allegations of Cartel Ties to Allies of Mexico’s President
Americas Quarterly - Right-Wing Populism Hasn’t Thrived in Mexico. Why?
MCCI - La conexión Morena-PEMEX: Reparten $100 mil millones a empresas ligadas a los López Obrador
AP - Tens of thousands rail against Mexico's president and ruling party in 'march for democracy'
Reuters - Fallout from Mexican president's Pemex 'rescue' set to greet successor
Foreign Policy - How U.S. Pressure Helped Save Brazil's Democracy
Foreign Policy - Washington’s Ability to Pressure Maduro is Limited
WSJ - JPMorgan to Add Venezuelan Bonds Back Into Its Emerging Market Indexes
Bloomberg - Venezuela’s State Oil Company Bonds Collapse After Court Ruling
WLRN - A Venezuelan dissident is kidnapped in Chile. Did Venezuela abduct him?
WSJ - Ecuador Agreed to Help Source Arms for Ukraine. Then Russia Rejected Its Bananas.
Economist - What Javier Milei could learn from Peru’s economic successes
Bloomberg - For Argentina to Succeed, Peronism Needs to Reform
Reuters - Argentina markets double down on Milei as investors 'start to believe'
Reuters - Bolivia unveils measures to tackle sharpening dollar crisis
NYT - This Centuries-Old Border Dispute Pits an Army Against Unarmed Volunteers (Guatemala-Belize)
El Faro - Fabio Lobo: Juan Orlando Was “the Brains” behind Hernández Family Drug Trafficking
Hudson Institute - What Does Bukelismo Mean for Latin America?
AP - A widow and 2 powerful officials indicted: Takeaways from the probe into Haiti president's slaying
Bloomberg - US-China: Washington Ramps Up Hunt for EV Metals to Secure its Own Supplies
Reuters - West challenges China's critical minerals hold on Africa
Upcoming Events
26 February, Atlantic Council - Redefining US strategy with Latin America and the Caribbean for a new era
26 February, Atlantic Council - Venezuela at a turning point: María Corina Machado on 2024 elections
28 February, Wilson Center - 11th Annual US-Mexico Security Conference: Preventing and Combating Illicit Trade
29 February, Wilson Center - 11th Annual US-Mexico Security Conference: Challenges Facing the Next President of Mexico
29 February, Inter-American Dialogue - Caribbean Energy Synergies
29 February, Wilson Center - A Conversation with Interior Minister Mónica Palencia on Ecuador’s Security Crisis
29 February, WOLA - Climate Emergency, Displacement, and Migration: Voices and Proposals from Affected Communities and Civil Society
5 March, Harvard - Venezuela 2024: Negotiations, Elections, and the Prospects for a Way Out
8 March, Atlantic Council - Breaking waves: Igniting gender inclusivity for development across the Americas
Thanks for reading
Have a great weekend.