Friday Reading List - 4 November 2022
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Monday - Brazil - Lula wins
Wednesday - Peru - Political crises compound for Pedro Castillo
Thursday - Brazil - Reconstruction begins
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Reading List
Associated Press - Former Latin American leaders urge U.S. change on Cuba
Forbes - The Weaponization Of Information In Latin America And The Roles Of The US, Russia, And China
Americas Quarterly - For Latin America, Will Booming Lithium Bring Competition—or Collaboration?
Associated Press - Bolsonaro supporters call on military to keep him in power
The Economist - Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will oversee a more divided Brazil
Washington Post - Lula vowed to safeguard the Amazon. After Bolsonaro, it won’t be easy.
The Guardian - Brazil election: how Lula won the runoff, from São Paulo to the north-east
Miami Herald - Lula, in Brazil, will give Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua respite, but not like before
Chatham House - Brazil’s new president begins stitching the country back together
Rest of World - Brazilian authorities step in to catch fake news faster than Facebook
The Economist - Lula’s foreign-policy ambitions will be tempered by circumstances
Project Syndicate - Bolsonarism After Bolsonaro
Diálogo Chino - The Blue Amazon, and the promise and perils of marine mining
Folha - Bolsonaristas falam em Deus e fazem atos golpistas em diferentes cidades do país
World Politics Review - Now Lula Has to Prove His Pro-Democracy Credentials Outside Brazil
New York Times - Key Evidence in Report on Missing Mexican Students Cannot Be Verified, Experts Say
Forbes - Mexico’s President Lopez Obrador Is A Human Rights Disaster
Wall Street Journal - Mexican Trade Shuffle Clouds Talks to Settle Energy Dispute With U.S.
Bloomberg - Mexico, US Plan Clean-Energy Hub Along Border, AMLO Says
Vice - 2 Cartels Tell Mexico They’ll Agree to Ceasefire—If They’re Allowed to Go Legit
World Politics Review - Petro's Road to 'Total Peace' for Colombia Passes Through Venezuela
New York Times - Engaging or Enabling an Autocrat? Colombian Leader Visits Venezuela.
Americas Quarterly - A New, Realistic Era for Venezuela’s Opposition
Reuters - Argentina's embattled left hopes for Lula bump. That looks a long shot
The Guardian - Students surge back to Chile’s streets as schools remain hotbed of protest
Insight Crime - How Illegal Logging Became National Security Crisis in Chile
Washington Post - Colombians are occupying land to protest inequality. Here’s the history.
The Guardian - Headless bodies and deadly bombs: cartel violence escalates in Ecuador
Insight Crime - Murder Record Broken in Northern Ecuador as Gang Feuds Fuel Violence
Al Jazeera - US military donation misuse in Guatemala going unchecked: Report
El Faro - Salvadoran AG Favored Former Clients, Top Players in MS-13 Money Laundering Scheme
Rest of World - Social media gossip is fueling mass arrests in El Salvador
Insight Crime - Why Money Launderers in Honduras May Be Getting Away With It
The Guardian - ‘It left a scar’: search for victims digs up legacy of Paraguay’s dictatorship
Wired - Fintech in Latin America and Africa Is Breaking the Mold
Upcoming Events
4 November, Wilson Center - Answering the Amazon’s Call: Private Sector Mobilization for Protection of the Amazon
7 November, Georgetown Americas Institute - Latin America and the Caribbean Economic Outlook
7 November, Inter-American Dialogue - Brazil Elections – What’s Next?
8 November, Inter-American Dialogue - Power in Brazil – Energy Policy Post-Election
8 November, US Institute of Peace - Protecting Gender and Sexual Minorities During Armed Conflict
9 November, Wilson Center - North America 2.0 : Towards a Continental Future
9 November, CSIS Humanitarian Agenda - 2022 Washington Humanitarian Forum: Closing the Gap
14 November, Atlantic Council - How might dynamics within and toward Venezuela change?
14 November, Center for Global Development - Future of Development Forum
15 November, Inter-American Dialogue - The Implementation of Instruments for Measuring Child Development During the Pandemic – Challenges and Lessons Learned
16 November, FIU Gordon Institute - Regional Initiative for Cybersecurity Education and Training (RICET)
16 November, Atlantic Council - The future of immunization financing in Latin America and the Caribbean
17 November, Inter-American Dialogue - Sixth Annual Latin America Energy Conference – Transformation though Turmoil
22 November, Chatham House - Strengthening cyber resilience conference