Friday Reading List - 3 March 2023
Good morning and happy Friday!:
We held a webinar on Monday on recent protest movements in Latin America. We recorded the webinar for anyone who couldn’t make it, and you can access the recording here (passcode: 0LWk=m^&).
Boz will be teaching a week-long course on analyzing protests in late April. If you or someone you know is interested in taking the course, the sign-up page is live on the Maven platform. This page includes additional details about the course, and the discount code “HX20” gives anyone who signs up before April 1st 20% off the enrollment fee. If you have any questions, please reach out to info@hxagon.com.
On Tuesday we wrote about Mexico’s electoral reform and the threats it poses to López Obrador. You can access that newsletter here:
Reading List
World Politics Review - Latin America Is Still Giving Putin a Pass on Russia’s War in Ukraine
Foreign Policy - China’s Latin American Gold Rush Is All About Clean Energy
Full Measure - China South
AS-COA - Report: Japan, the United States, and the New Latin America
Economist - Brazil’s new president may soon face another threat: his predecessor
Brazilian Report - Pro-Bolsonaro camp setting the stage to shift perceptions on January 8
The Guardian - ‘A war society doesn’t see’: the Brazilian force driving out mining gangs from Indigenous lands
Rest of World - Tinder robberies have men in Brazil on high alert
Washington Post - Mexico Is Flashing Warning Signals to Washington
Financial Times - Amlo’s strongman act is weakening Mexico
The Atlantic - How Do You Stop Lawmakers From Destroying the Law?
Economist - Mexico’s government has attacked the country’s electoral watchdog
Forbes - Cargo Truck Hijacking Is A Major Risk In Mexico
Rest of World - Tesla’s Mexico announcement reveals a very Latin American weakness
Vice - Congress Suddenly Wants to Know If US Taxpayers Were Helping El Chapo
Washington Post - On buses and balconies, Venezuela’s citizen reporters take news to the people
Washington Post - ‘Noah’ and ‘Daren’ report good news about Venezuela. They’re deepfakes.
El País - La oportunidad de María Corina Machado, la “dama de hierro” de la oposición venezolana
Americas Quarterly - Can a Pipeline Fix Argentina’s Economy—and Sway the Election?
International Crisis Group - Protecting Colombia’s Most Vulnerable on the Road to “Total Peace”
Insight Crime - Peace Leaders in Putumayo, Colombia Bet Their Lives on Coca Crop Substitution
World Politics Review - Cuba’s New Leaders Promise Continuity to a Population Seeking Change
El Faro - El Salvador Government Protection of MS-13 from Extradition Emerges in DOJ Indictment
Washington Post - The scale of El Salvador’s new prison is difficult to comprehend
Insight Crime - MS13’s Mexico Program Key to El Salvador Gang Negotiations
Voz de América - Tras un año de invasión rusa en Ucrania, ¿por qué Nicaragua sigue manteniendo su apoyo a Putin?
Foreign Policy - Suriname’s Unrest Is a Warning
Foreign Policy - The United States Has Never Recovered From the Falklands War
Upcoming Events
3 March, Wilson Center - Strengthening U.S. Cooperation on Marine Protection in Latin America
6 March, CSIS - Rethinking Humanitarian Aid: A Conversation with Michelle Nunn, President and CEO of CARE USA
6 March, Brookings - The economic case for tackling climate change now
7 March, Institute of the Americas - The United States and the Inter-American System – Challenges and Opportunities
8 March, Global Americans - Democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean: Unpacking Emerging Trends and the 2022 Economist Intelligence Unit Democracy Index
8 March, AS/COA - 2023 Global Risks: Implications for Latin America
8 March, Atlantic Council - Open for business? Investing in northern Central America
9 March, Johns Hopkins SAIS and Perry Center - 5th Annual Security Challenges in Latin America Forum
9 March, Wilson Center - The Changing Geopolitics of Critical Minerals and the Future of the Clean Energy Transition
9 March, AS/COA - The Hidden Drug: The Anatomy of Polarization in the Americas
9 March, Center for Global Development - How to Measure Women's Economic Empowerment (WEE) in Financial Inclusion
10 March, Institute of the Americas - Testing Resiliency – Latin America and the Caribbean Energy Outlook
16 March, Inter-American Dialogue - A Conversation with Dante Mossi, Executive President of CABEI
20 March, Wilson Center - Forum on Cyber-Harassment
22 March, Institute of the Americas - ESGs as an Investment Driver in North America
12 April, AC/COA - 2023 Latin American Cities Conferences: Santo Domingo
18-20 April, Institute of the Americas - Madrid Energy Conference 2023
24-28 April, James Bosworth - Analyzing Protests
2-3 May, FIU - Hemispheric Security Conference