Friday Reading List - 27 October 2023
Links and articles
Good morning and happy Friday! This week’s newsletter expanded on my World Politics Review column that argued The Venezuela Election Deal Is a Win for Everyone—For Now.
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Here is this week’s reading list and upcoming events.
Reading List
Foreign Affairs - The Sources of American Power
El País - Political turbulence limits Latin America’s economic prospects
Wall Street Journal - Smuggling Migrants Toward the U.S. Is a Booming Business - WSJ
Guardian - Brazil slave trafficker’s links to top bank spark debate over reparations
Latin Finance - Brazil woos foreign investors for farm program
El País - Del cambio climático al fenómeno El Niño: el poder devastador de ‘Otis’ sorprende a la ciencia
Americas Quarterly - AMLO’s Big Fiscal Push Could Help Morena
Americas Quarterly - The U.S.-Venezuela Agreement: Big Hopes and Big Questions
Global Americans - Primarias Opositoras: retos para la lucha electoral de frente a las presidenciales venezolanas de 2024
Reuters - A tale of setbacks as Venezuela's Citgo heads to US auction
New York Times - She Heeded Biden’s Warning to Migrants. Will She Regret It?
Americas Migration Brief - October 23, 2023
Road to the Casa Rosada - General Election First Round Analysis - 23 October 2023
Road to the Casa Rosada - Argentina Politics Update - 25 October 2023
Guardian - Javier Milei endorsed by defeated rival who once sued him for defamation
Americas Quarterly - Is Chile Adrift on Green Hydrogen?
The Hill - Puerto Rico, an important player for the US national security in Latin America
Americas Quarterly - Long Neglected, Colombia’s Caribbean Is Growing in Influence
New York Times - Developing World Sees Double Standard in West’s Actions in Gaza and Ukraine
Foreign Policy - The Rise of the New Spycraft Regimes
Upcoming Events
30 October, Georgetown Americas Institute - A Conversation with Enrique Krauze
1 November, AS/COA - Latin America’s Energy Transition: Time for a Breakthrough?
1 November, Canadian Council for the Americas - Colombia: Petro's options after local elections
2 November, CSIS - A Conversation with H.E. Luis Abinader, President of the Dominican Republic
2 November, Inter-American Dialogue - Elections Series – The Future of Venezuela Post-Opposition Primaries
6 November, Wilson Center - Wilson Center Conference on US-Chile Climate Action and the Energy Transition
10 November, AS/COA - 12th Annual WHN Conference: New York
14 November, Wilson Center - Mexico’s Next President: Challenges and Recommendations
14 November, Sibylline - Sibylline Leadership Summit – OSAC Week
28 November, Atlantic Council - Exploring central bank digital currency: Evaluating challenges & developing international standards
28 November, AS/COA - 2023 Latin American Cities Conferences: Lima
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