Friday Reading List - 27 January 2023
Good morning and happy Friday! Here are the reading list and upcoming events links for this week. On Tuesday, we covered Mexico’s 2022 crime statistics. You can read that newsletter here.
Also, next Wednesday, Boz will be speaking on a CCA webinar about Peru’s protests, the implications for businesses, and how they fit into the regional narrative. You can sign up here.
Reading List
New York Times - 2022 Was a Deadly Year for Journalists, Especially in Latin America
Wilson Center - Journalism in Latin America is under attack by spyware
World Politics Review - Protests in Peru and Venezuela Should Be a Warning for Latin America
CSIS - The Indispensable Industry: Mining’s Role in the Energy Transition and the Americas
El País - Estas son las predicciones climáticas para América Latina en 2023 ¿Está la región preparada?
Clarín - La Celac, mirando hacia Beijing
Global Americans - LGBTI Victories in the Caribbean and a Turning Point for LGBTI Rights in the Americas
The New Yorker - After Bolsonaro, Can Lula Remake Brazil?
The Economist - As Lula takes over, Brazil’s economic prospects are looking up
Brazilian Report - Lula finds Latin America is not as he left it
Associated Press - Crusading judge tests boundaries of free speech in Brazil
New York Times - Meet the New Guardian of the Amazon
The Guardian - Brazil’s female diplomats in new equality push after dark days of Bolsonaro
Folha - Relatório aponta militares comprados pelo garimpo na TI Yanomami no início da gestão Bolsonaro
The Guardian - Mexico City’s crumbling metro system casts shadow on mayor’s 2024 ambitions
Associated Press - Central American gangs raising fears in southern Mexico
Vice - How the Sinaloa Cartel Corrupts Mexican Cops and Operates With Impunity
Foreign Policy - Mexico’s Government Is on Trial in New York
The Economist - A trial in New York exposes US-Mexican counter-narcotics tensions
El País - Una clase magistral sobre narcotráfico en el juicio de Genaro García Luna
New York Times - The Newest Contraband at the Mexican Border: Eggs
Wilson Center - Reflections on the End of Venezuela’s Interim Government
Armando Info - Siguieron el camino de ladrillos color onoto
Insight Crime - Caribbean Nations Call for US Gun Crackdown As Murder Rates Soar
The Economist - Argentina and Brazil propose a bizarre common currency
The Guardian - Bolivia’s dream of a lithium future plays out on high-altitude salt flats
El Tiempo - ¿Cuál es la apuesta del uribismo para las regionales? Estas son sus cartas
The Guardian - Colombia’s most-wanted drug kingpin pleads guilty in New York
Americas Quarterly - How the U.S. Can Support Cuba’s Emerging Private Sector
The Guardian - Counterfeiting, contraband, cocaine: how Panama’s trade hub lost its luster
Foreign Policy - The Real Reason Behind Peru’s Political Crisis
Foreign Affairs - Peru’s Democratic Dysfunction
Americas Quarterly - A Way Forward for Peru
Washington Post - Fewer migrants crossing U.S. border unlawfully under expanded programs
Upcoming Events
30 January, Georgetown Americas Institute - Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023: What to Expect?
31 January, McCain Institute - The State of Democracy in the Western Hemisphere
1 February, Center for Global Development - Passing the Buck: The Economics of Localizing International Assistance
1 February, Canadian Council of the Americas - Peru: Crisis Redux
2 February, Wilson Center - Vaccinating the Americas –Lessons from Varicella Vaccination
2 February, Atlantic Council - Freedom and Prosperity Research Conference
8 February, AS/COA - The State of the Economy: A YPA Fireside Chat with Susan Segal
8-9 February, Americas Market Intelligence - Latin America and Beyond — Global Payments Megatrends for 2023
10 February, AS/COA - The Diaspora's Potential Role in Driving Private Sector Investment to Cuba
1-2 March, Chatham House - Energy transitions 2023