Friday Reading List - 5 January 2024
Let's predict how many weeks until I accidentally write "2023" as the year in a newsletter title.
Good morning and happy Friday!
This week’s newsletter covered ten predictions for 2024.
This week’s World Politics Review column looked at three elections where incumbents will do well this year.
Here is this week’s reading list and upcoming events.
Reading List
AP - Mexican cartel forces locals to pay for makeshift Wi-Fi under threat of death
Foreign Policy - AMLO's Legacy Is on the Ballot in Mexico’s Elections
AP - Zapatista indigenous rebel movement marks 30 years since its armed uprising in southern Mexico
AP - Brazil's economy improves during President Lula's first year back, but a political divide remains
El Pais - Lula returns democratic normality to Brazil after Bolsonaro’s chaotic term
Economist - Why is Brazil a hotspot for financial crime?
InSight Crime - A Win Against Deforestation in the Amazon, For Now
WSJ - One American’s Ordeal in Venezuelan Detention
AP - Argentine court suspends labor changes in a blow to President Milei's economic plan
Bloomberg - IMF to Visit Argentina Amid Expectation of New Agreement
BBC - Uruguay bill stirs debate about dictatorship-era crimes
Reuters - Ecuador's president seeks to hold referendum on security measures
InSight Crime - GameChangers 2023: Ecuador Loses its Grip on Crime
Americas Quarterly - Luis Abinader: The (Rare) Popular Incumbent
Al Jazeera - The price of passage: Migrants fear threat of extortion in Guatemala
Reuters - Workers at First Quantum's shuttered Panama mine warn of threat to 'invade' site
Bloomberg - $270 Billion in Trade Rests on Finding a Fix to the Panama Canal
NYT - Canada's Logging Industry Devours Forests Crucial to Fighting Climate Change
Upcoming Events
9 January, Canadian Council of the Americas - 14th Annual Economic and Political Outlook for the Americas
17 January, Center for Global Development - The Global Economy in 2024: Turning a Corner?
19 February, Wilson Center - A Brazilian Perspective on the G20: Debriefing the First Ministerial Meeting
Thanks for reading
Have a good weekend!