Friday Reading List - 3 November 2023
Articles and upcoming events
Good morning and happy Friday! This week’s newsletter had a new map of Latin America’s ideological battles. Thanks to everyone who shared it.
Below are this week’s reading list and upcoming events.
Reading List
OCCRP - The Dictator’s Bank
Confidencial - El banco de los dictadores: Cómo el principal banco de desarrollo de Centroamérica permitió la corrupción y el autoritarismo
World Politics Review - In Ecuador, Noboa Needs to Learn from Lasso’s Mistakes
El País - Political turbulence limits Latin America’s economic prospects
Economist - Gang violence is spreading across Latin America
Crisis Group - Bottleneck of the Americas: Crime and Migration in the Darién Gap
Americas Migration Brief - October 30, 2023
Bloomberg - Itau, BTG Embrace Blockchain Ahead of Brazil Digital Currency Launch
Global Americans - Challenges and Opportunities for Regional Organizations in Addressing the Venezuela Crisis and Beyond
AP News - Venezuela’s high court has suspended the opposition’s primary election process, including its result
Reuters - Exclusive: PetroChina aims to resume Venezuelan oil imports after 4-year pause
New York Times - I’ve Seen It: Maduro Could Lose Venezuela’s Presidential Election
Road to the Casa Rosada - Argentina Politics Update - 1 November 2023
Americas Quarterly - Argentina’s Next President Will Tread a Thorny Path Forward
Cenital - La urgencia de debatir la política exterior
Daily Beast - John Oliver Takes Down World’s Weirdest Wannabe President
Economist - Costa Rica no longer seems a Latin American success story
Wall Street Journal - A Record Oil Gusher Infuses Tiny Guyana With Wealth and Worries
New York Times - Mercenaries or Volunteers? Economic Pain Pushes Colombian Veterans to Ukraine
Americas Quarterly - Long Neglected, Colombia’s Caribbean Is Growing in Influence
Global Americans - Cuba’s Mandatory Military Service Delivers Cannon Fodder for Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Miami Herald - Haiti suspends all Nicaragua-bound flights in effort to end wave of migration to the U.S.
Miami Herald - How Nicaragua is helping - and charging - Haitians who want to reach the United States
Reuters - Honduran lawmakers elect interim prosecutor, opposition cries foul
El Faro - Company of Bukele's Brothers Received $118K in Secret from FMLN Government
Global Americans - Suriname, Energy Transition, and Climate Change
Politico - ‘Positive and Negative, Usually Both': In Central America, a Booming Economy Comes At a Cost
New York Times - Drought Saps the Panama Canal, Disrupting Global Trade
Americas Quarterly - Panama’s Protests Are About More Than a Mine
Bloomberg - Panama’s Investor-Friendly Image at Risk From Anti-Mining Rage
Americas Quarterly - Caribbean Murder Rates Are Spiraling As Illegal Guns Flood In
New York Times - The World is Becoming More African
CNBC - The ‘biggest threat to global order since the 1930s’ is underway and every CEO is talking about it
Upcoming Events
3 November, CSIS - The Power of Cross-border Financial Flows: Reflections on the 2023 Global Philanthropy Tracker
6 November, US Institute of Peace - Russian Influence Operations in Latin America
6 November, Inter-American Dialogue - A Conversation with Ecuadorian President-elect Daniel Noboa
6 November, Atlantic Council - The future of economic partnership between Europe and the Americas
6 November, Wilson Center - Wilson Center Conference on US-Chile Climate Action and the Energy Transition
Canadian Council for the Americas - Take two: Chile’s draft constitution
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
15 November, US Institute of Peace - Civil Society’s Role in Challenging Authoritarianism
28 November, Atlantic Council - Exploring central bank digital currency: Evaluating challenges & developing international standards
28 November, Wilson Center - Brazil Builds Panel: Miami Edition
28 November, AS/COA - 2023 Latin American Cities Conferences: Lima