Good morning and happy Friday! This week’s newsletter covered last Sunday’s elections in Ecuador, addressing both candidates in the upcoming runoff election and the impact security will have on the political narrative.
As a reminder, I am teaching the Analyzing Protests course again in early October and the discount code (EARLY20) is good through the end of August for 20% off. Click here to sign up.
Here is this week’s reading list and upcoming events.
Reading List
World Politics Review - Guatemala Election Follows Regional Trend, but Offers Some Hope
Modern Diplomacy - The Anti-Incumbent Movement is Scrambling Politics in Latin America
Global Americans - In the Corridors of Dissent: Understanding Opposition Congresses in Latin America
Foreign Policy - South America Is Upping Its Bet on BRICS
New York Times - 4 Takeaways From the Elections in Ecuador and Guatemala
Bloomberg - A Cocaine Warlord Is Saving the Amazon With His Campaign of Terror
Americas Migration Brief - August 21, 2023
Financial Times - Brazil’s congress approves looser spending rules in boost for Lula
DW - Brazil looks to gain from Russia's war in Ukraine
Narco Politics - How Cartels Infiltrate The Border Patrol
AP - Official leading search for Mexico's disappeared resigns as critics worry government may rig numbers
Bloomberg - Mexico’s Anti-Poverty Success Has a Dark Side
Washington Post - Why is AMLO worried about an outsider? She’s funny, profane — and inspiring.
Reuters - How Mexican narcos use remittances to wire U.S. drug profits home
Info Amazonia - In Venezuela, Colombian Guerillas Recruit Indigenous Youth
New York Times - In Ecuador, an Assassination Brings a Turning Point
Foreign Policy - Milei’s Rise Exposes Argentina’s Malaise
Road to the Casa Rosada - Argentina Politics Update - 23 August 2023
Ámbito - Cómo beneficia a la Argentina el ingreso a los BRICS
Americas Quarterly - 50 Years Later: He Haunts Us Still
AP - As free press withers in El Salvador, pro-government social media influencers grow in power
El País - El autoritarismo de Nayib Bukele contagia la política latinoamericana
WOLA - Crisis and Opportunity: Unraveling Colombia's Collapsing Coca Markets
El Tiempo - Hurtos, extorsiones y bloqueos están aumentando los costos de transporte de carga
Haiti Policy Briefer - Haiti’s Political and Security Imbroglio: Where Are We?
Economist - A wave of international rule-making threatens Caribbean tax havens
Council on Foreign Relations - How the Caribbean Is Building Climate Resilience
Project Syndicate - The Real Cost of De-Dollarization
Foreign Affairs - Why Putin Wanted Prigozhin Dead
Axios - In Tanzania, Beijing is running a training school for authoritarianism
Upcoming Events
30 August, CSIS - A Conversation with Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves
31 August, Inter-American Dialogue - OAS Declaration on Migrant and Refugee Children in the Americas
6 September, Center for Global Development - Adaptive Management in Protracted Crises: What We’re Learning and Where to Next
7 September, Wilson Center - Journalism in the Age of Spyware: Defending Freedom of the Press and Countering Threats Posed by Surveillance Technologies in Latin America
8 September, Atlantic Council - Summit: Accelerating US-emerging market clean energy partnerships
13 September, Wilson Center - Two Years After Moïse Assassination: The Impact of Gang Violence In Haiti
18 September, Wilson Center - Understanding the Fentanyl and Opioid Crisis: US-Mexico Solutions
18 September, Migration Policy Institute - 20th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference
19 September, Wilson Center - Unlocking Climate Finance in Latin America and the Caribbean
27-28 September, Wilson Center - The Rules-Based Order in Antarctica and Global Challenges
28 September, AS/COA - Who's Educating Whom? Unpacking Fashion Consumer and Supplier Dynamics
2-6 October, Hxagon - Analyzing Protests (use coupon code EARLY20 for a 20% discount)