Friday Reading List - 31 May 2024
Mexico's election is this weekend.
Good morning and happy Friday!
Here is this week’s reading list and upcoming events.
Reading List
Global Americans - China’s Role in Democratic Backsliding in Latin America: Mechanisms and Policy Recommendations
Americas Migration Brief - The silent struggle of internal displacement
Strauss Center - Asylum Processing at the U.S.-Mexico Border: May 2024
Americas Quarterly - Three Things to Watch in Mexico’s Election
Foreign Affairs - A Reset for America and Mexico?
Bloomberg - As Deadly Accidents Piled Up, Bond Investors Got Tough on Pemex
Bloomberg - Mexico Election 2024: Major Economics Problems Facing Next President
Washington Post - Andrés Manuel López Obrador did not fix Mexico
Crisis Group - The Generals’ Labyrinth: Crime and the Military in Mexico
ACLED Data - Mexico’s land and elections feuds threaten political figures in Oaxaca and Chiapas
Politico - We’re All Living in Mexico Now. Politically Speaking.
Brazilian Report - Brazilian democracy may be flawed, but it is not on the brink
Financial Times - Venezuela’s long and winding debt restructuring road
AP News - As Maduro shifts from migration denier to defender, Venezuelans consider leaving if he is reelected
Confidencial - China Seeks Gold in Nicaragua, Receives 13 Concessions in 190 Days
Bloomberg - Petro’s Colombia Revolution Is Running Out of Time - Bloomberg
AP News - Insurance company Sura withdraws from Colombia's health system as government pushes for control
Americas Quarterly - Can Copper Prices and Nearshoring Restart Peru’s Economic Dynamism?
The Economist - Bolivia’s left wing is at war with itself
Americas Quarterly - Javier Milei Tries Switching Managers
WSJ - Argentina’s President Tours World to Meet Supporters, Leaving Setbacks at Home
World Politics Review - Abinader Has a Chance to Cement the Dominican Republic’s Economic Success
Miami Herald - Shameful! Latin America is a no-show in multinational security force for Haiti
AP News - Baseball becomes a shelter for Venezuelan children in soccer-mad Peru
Upcoming Events
31 May, Atlantic Council - The road to COP16 in Cali with Colombian Minister of Environment Susana Muhamad
31 May, Atlantic Council - Hurricane readiness: Building climate resilience in the Caribbean
4 June, Atlantic Council - The new Mexican Administration: A conversation with Ambassador Ken Salazar
5 June, Inter-American Dialogue - Mercados eléctricos y la transición verde en Centroamérica
6 June, Wilson Center - The High Seas Treaty: Latin American Leadership on Ocean Conservation
6 June, Wilson Center - Mexico's Elections: Outcomes and Implications
12 June - Wilson Center - Children at Risk at the Border Report Release
10 June, Atlantic Council - From competition to competitiveness: Unlocking growth and productivity in LAC
11 June, CSIS - Friendshoring the Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain
Thanks for reading
I didn’t publish long articles this week, but I did post a map to Twitter.
Have a great weekend!