Good morning and happy Friday! There was no newsletter this week, though I did publish my weekly column in World Politics Review on how Latin America Needs a New Generation of Leaders.
Thanks to everyone who attended this week’s Analyzing Protests course! Please reach out if you weren’t able to make this cohort and are interested in taking the course in early 2024. I have not yet set a date for the next session.
Here is this week’s reading list and upcoming events.
Reading List
New York Times - A Sprawling, Rich Continent, Just Waiting to be Noticed
Phishing for Answers - Hacker Spotlight: Blind Eagle
Economist - South American governments are trying to curb illegal fishing
Financial Times - Triple opportunity could transform Latin America’s fortunes, bank head says
Americas Migration Brief - October 2, 2023
Guardian - Mass death of Amazonian dolphins prompts fears for vulnerable species
Americas Migration Brief - The quiet growth of Brazil’s Venezuelan population
New York Times - Trump Wanted to Fire Missiles at Mexico. Now the G.O.P. Wants to Send Troops.
Economist - Mexico’s gangs could be the country’s fifth-biggest employer
CSIS - Managing Geopolitical Risk in Mexico’s ICT Sector
Economist - Andrés Manuel López Obrador puts his stamp on Mexico’s schools
Americas Quarterly - A golden Bridge for the Maduro Government
El País - María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan Margaret Thatcher
Economist - The Caribbean is awash with illegal American guns
Washington Post - As China arrives with a splash in Honduras, the U.S. wrings its hands
Reuters - Special Report: How Cubans were recruited to fight for Russia
Americas Quarterly - On Trade, Petro Should Emulate Lula, AMLO
AP - Colombia’s government issues long awaited apology for extrajudicial killings during armed conflict
Washington Post - U.N. authorizes Kenya-led force for Haiti; key questions remain
Americas Quarterly - Guatemala: A Strategy to Protect Bernardo Arévalo
Project Muse - How Guatemala Defied the Odds
Road to the Casa Rosada - Argentina Politics Update - 4 October 2023
Bloomberg - The IMF’s $43 Billion Argentina Problem Is About to Get Worse
Financial Times - US raises concern with Peru over Chinese control of infrastructure
Foreign Affairs - Ecuador’s Descent Into Chaos
Wall Street Journal - Ecuador Was a Retirement Paradise for Americans. Then the Drug Gangs Arrived.
UN News - How Costa Rica drafted Latin America’s first ever anti-hate strategy
Guardian - Bolivian ex-president to pay damages to victims of military in landmark US case
Foreign Policy - The Scrambled Spectrum of U.S. Foreign-Policy Thinking
Foreign Policy - The Biden Administration Is Addicted to Partnerships
CSIS - BRICS+ from Above: Why the Space Dimension of the Expanded Alliance Matters
Upcoming Events
10 October, CSIS - Managing Geopolitical Risk in Mexico's ICT Sector
10 October, Institute of the Americas - The Value of Partnership: Building a More Democratic, Prosperous, and Resilient Western Hemisphere
10 October, Center for Global Development - Strengthening International Cooperation in a Fragmenting Global Economy
11 October, Institute of the Americas - U.S. Foreign Policy in the Americas & Changing Geo-Politics: A conversation with Senator Dodd, Special Presidential Advisor for the Americas
11-12 October, Institute of the Americas - La Jolla Conference
12 October, AS/COA - China in the Americas: Assessing the Impact and Implications of Authoritarian Capital
12 October, Georgetown Americas Institute - The Power of Public Opinion in Latin American Climate Policy
13 October, Center for Global Development - MDB Evolution: How to Make MDBs Work as a System
17 October, Wilson Center - Building a High Quality US-Mexico Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
19 October, WOLA - In the Mouth of the Wolf: A Conversation about Press Freedom in Mexico
26 October, Inter-American Dialogue - Seventh Annual Latin American Energy Conference – Shaping a New Era of Energy Systems
10 November, AS/COA - 12th Annual WHN Conference: New York
28 November, Atlantic Council - Exploring central bank digital currency: Evaluating challenges & developing international standards