Friday Reading List - 6 January 2023
Good morning and happy Friday! Here is the reading list and upcoming events links for this week. On Tuesday, Boz covered climate change and his trip to Chile. You can view that newsletter here.
Thanks to Arianna and Jordi for their help with this week’s reading list and events.
Reading List
Americas Quarterly - Latin America, Alone in a Distracted World
International Crisis Group - 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2023
New York Times - ‘OK, Mexico, Save Me’: After China, This Is Where Globalization May Lead
Americas Quarterly - China’s Evolving Presence in Latin America
Foreign Affairs - Can Negotiations Restore Democracy in Venezuela?
World Politics Review - Peru’s Challenge Runs Deeper Than the Current Crisis
Responsible Statecraft - Lula inaugurated, emphasizes sovereignty in Brazil’s future course
InSight Crime - GameChangers 2022: Maduro Seeks to Be Venezuela’s Criminal Kingmaker
Responsible Statecraft - Can Chris Dodd help his friend Biden save US-Cuba relations?
Reuters - Exclusive: Paraguay election race puts Taiwan ties on a knife-edge
El País - Fishing, sustainability, and cocaine: Is Costa Rica reversing course on its ‘blue agenda’?
InSight Crime - Concrete Cocaine: Ecuador's Pioneering Drug Destruction Method
LA Times - A Mexican Supreme Court justice fights a plagiarism scandal
New York Times - For Lula and the World, the Tough Job of Saving the Amazon Begins
The Guardian - Lula’s foreign policy? Encouraging a multipolar world
Nueva Sociedad - Nueva Constitución chilena: segundo intento
El País - Arturo Zaldívar, el adiós del gran aliado de López Obrador en el Supremo mexicano
El País - Venezuela y sus oligarquías
Jota - Veja quem são os 37 ministros que farão parte do governo Lula
Upcoming Events
6 January, Wilson Center - Tenth North American Leaders' Summit Preview
10 January, CSIS - Government Policies for Open Source Software
11 January, Atlantic Council - Soft landing? The global economy in 2023
11 January, Center for Global Development - Global Economy in 2023: How to Avert a Global Recession
12 January, Canadian Council for the Americas - 13th Annual Economic and Political Outlook for the Americas
12 January, Center for Global Development - The Road Ahead: A Conversation with IFAD President Alvaro Lario
13 January, CSIS - Operating in a Hostile Media Environment in Venezuela
13-14 January, Atlantic Council - 2023 Global Energy Forum
2 February, Wilson Center - Vaccinating the Americas –Lessons from Varicella Vaccination
18-20 April, Institute of the Americas - Madrid Energy Conference 2023