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Friday Reading List - 24 June 2022
Good morning and happy Friday! Here are the links to the four newsletters that we published this week.
Monday - Colombia - Five points on Petro
Tuesday - Venezuela - Cargo plane grounded in Argentina over Iran ties
Wednesday - Politics and Polls (Colombia)
Next week on Wednesday June 29 at 12pm EDT, we’ll be holding a Twitter spaces event to discuss the Lithium Triangle’s development and regulatory outlook with Patricia I. Vasquez. Patricia is an independent energy expert and a Global Fellow with the Woodrow Wilson Center. She previously served as a Jennings Randolph Senior Fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace.
We hope you’ll join us for the discussion, and you can access the event at this link.
Reading List
Americas Quarterly - Anti-Corruption in Latin America: Still Alive, Despite Setbacks
Wall Street Journal - With New Colombian President, the Left Surges in Latin America
Foreign Affairs - The Real Root Causes of the Central American Migration Crisis
Washington Post - Biden admitting refugees from Latin America is a step forward
Financial Times - Latin America’s political tumult will last until its economies reform
Aula Blog - What to Make of Trends in Latin American Presidential Elections?
Washington Post - As Latin America embraces a new left, the U.S. could take a back seat
The Economist - Latin America lacks decent sex education in its schools
Foreign Affairs - Can Brazil Turn Back the Clock?
The Economist - Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has become more dangerous
Insight Crime - Fake Death Certificates and Vans Full of Cash - Brazil's Pablo Escobar is Finally Arrested
Washington Post - Two Jesuit priests in Mexico are slain in area torn by drug trade
Bloomberg - Mexico’s New Oil Refinery’s Cost Doubles to as Much as $18 Billion
Rest of World - 55-1502-5360: Why Mexico’s presidential frontrunner is giving out his WhatsApp number
Insight Crime - The Indigenous Motorcycle Gang Plaguing Mexico's Southern State of Chiapas
Rest of World - How Facebook became working-class Mexico’s favorite food delivery app
Washington Post - In Venezuela, priests convicted of abuse have returned to ministry
World Politics Review - Chile Shows How Constitutional Reform Should Be Done—and Why It’s Insufficient
Insight Crime - Ketamine Dominating Synthetic Drug Market in Chile
Global Americans - Key Takeaways from Colombia’s Presidential Elections
The Economist - How Gustavo Petro, a former guerrilla, might govern Colombia
Wall Street Journal - Leftist With Plans to Upend Economy Wins Colombia Presidency
Responsible Statecraft - A fresh start for Colombia … and for US policy?
New York Times - He Promised to Transform Colombia as President. Can He Fulfill That Vow?
Global Americans - Gustavo Petro Will Have a Hard Time Getting Things Done
Reuters - Thousands march in Quito after night of Ecuador protest violence
New York Times - Ecuador Roiled by Protests Set Off by Rising Fuel and Food Prices
Bloomberg - Grab Your Sunblock, Your Digital Assets, and Head to Bitcoin Beach
The Intercept - Newly Released Documents Reveal International Funding Trail Preceding the Murder of Berta Cáceres
The Guardian - Sex for a job: the scandal of Haiti’s exploited US garment workers
The Guardian - Honduras: man who planned Berta Cáceres’s murder jailed for 22 years
Washington Post - Una muñeca rusa en Nicaragua
El Confidencial - Junio marcado por amenazas, torturas, allanamientos y cierre masivo de oenegés
Upcoming Events
24 June, Institute of the Americas - Colombia elects Gustavo Petro: Rapid Response Briefing on Economy, Energy and International Relations
28 June, Inter-American Dialogue - Low-Carbon Hydrogen in LAC – Prospects and Pathways
28 June, Georgetown Americas Institute - Beyond the Headlines: The Summit of the Americas. A Conversation with Juan Gonzalez
29 June, Atlantic Council - Celebrating Caribbean Americans: What role can they play in advancing US-Caribbean ties?
29 June, Canning House / LSE - Cryptocurrency
29 June, Hxagon - Lithium Triangle Opportunities and Outlook
7 July, Wilson Center - Shared Risk, Shared Opportunity: Critical Minerals and the Transatlantic Climate Bridge
13 July, AS/COA - 2022 Latin American Cities Conferences: Bogotá
20 July, William J. Perry Center - Caribbean Maritime Security Strategy