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)

• Thursday - Paraguay - Opposition gaining in 2023 election

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