Friday Reading List - 7 April 2023
Good morning and happy Friday! This week’s newsletter provided an early look at Mexico’s presidential election:
As a reminder, Boz will be teaching a week-long course on analyzing protests at the end of this month. You can view the course page and sign-up here, and please feel free to reach out to info@hxagon.com with any questions.
Here are this week’s links and upcoming events.
Reading List
Financial Times - In power but not in agreement: Latin America’s quarreling left
Americas Quarterly - The New Pink Tide’s Favorite Economist
Bloomberg - Latin America Has Learned How to Fight a Financial Crisis
European Parliamentary Research Service - Latin America Outlook 2023: EU-LAC relations at a time of geopolitical upheaval
World Politics Review - Latin America Can Tell Us Something About Trump’s Indictment
Americas Quarterly - How Jimmy Carter Transformed U.S.-Latin America Relations
Wilson Center - “It’s Electric!”: China’s Power Play in Latin America
The Economist - Crazy policies and climate change are hurting Latin American agriculture
Bloomberg - Meltdowns Hiding in Plain Sight Burn Emerging-Market Buyers
The Economist - Evangelicals may soon rival Catholics in Latin America
Insight Crime - Brazil Gangs Behind Surging Violence on Colombia, Peru Tri-Border
Wilson Center - Government Unveils Ambitious New Fiscal Framework
CSIS - U.S.-Mexico Relations: How to Get Serious about Fentanyl
New York Times - ‘No One Gives Me Answers:’ Migrants Search for Bodies of Loved Ones After Mexico Fire
El País - Sin Adán Augusto ni Garduño y solo ocho sesiones en cuatro años: así operó la comisión migratoria de México
Insight Crime - Will Designating Mexican Crime Groups as Terrorists Help Fight Them?
Rest of World - Mexico’s $100-billion auto parts industry is reinventing itself for the EV era
El País - México militariza sus playas
Foreign Affairs - Maduro the Survivor
Associated Press - Venezuela opposition envoy urges Biden to ease oil sanctions
Washington Post - Inside Colombia’s most powerful drug trafficking group — and its case for peace
El País - How Colombia’s ELN guerrilla group is jeopardizing Gustavo Petro’s plan for ‘total peace’
Milenio - 'Narco' mexicano 'profesionaliza' el cultivo de droga en Colombia
The Guardian - Almost half of human rights defenders killed last year were in Colombia
Amnesty International - El Salvador: One year into state of emergency, authorities are systematically committing human rights violations
El Faro - Un ritual de fútbol para exorcizar la larga pesadilla de Las Cañas
Confidencial - La Nicaragua confiscada: La nueva ola de robo de propiedades
Upcoming Events
10 April, Wilson Center - The Brazil 100 Conference: A Look Into Lula's First 100 Days
11 April, Inter-American Dialogue - Critical Minerals in LAC: The ‘S’ in ESG
11 April, Georgetown Americas Institute - Seeking Truth: The Challenges and Achievements of Colombia’s Truth Commission
11 April, Atlantic Council - A governance agenda for a digital-first future
11 April, Migration Policy Institute - Meeting Global Skills and Talent Needs in Changing Labor Markets
11 April, Center for Global Development - Updating the World Bank’s Gender Strategy: The Critical Role for Social Protection
12 April, Georgetown Americas Institute, Eurasia Group - Overcoming Challenges to Fight Climate Change in Latin America
12 April, AS/COA - 2023 Latin American Cities Conferences: Santo Domingo
14 April, AS/COA - 8th Women's Hemispheric Network Conference in Miami
17 April, Inter-American Dialogue - A Conversation with Assistant Secretary Geoffrey Pyatt
18 April, Wilson Center - Electoral Reform in Mexico: A Threat to Democracy
18-20 April, Institute of the Americas - Madrid Energy Conference 2023
19 April, WOLA - Women Defending Peace in Colombia–A Gendered, Environmental, and Rural Perspective
24-28 April, James Bosworth - Analyzing Protests
28 April, AS/COA - AS/COA Women's Hemispheric Network Conference: Mexico City
2 May, AS/COA - 53rd Annual Washington Conference on the Americas
2-3 May, FIU - Hemispheric Security Conference
5 May, Institute of the Americas - Geothermal across the Americas – A Three-Part Webinar Series exploring the potential of geothermal
23 May, Institute of the Americas - Webinar sobre la Huella Ecológica de la Industria Marítima
1-2 June, Inter-American Dialogue, OAS, CAF Development Bank of Latin America - 26th Annual CAF Conference
21 June, Wilson Center - Building a Competitive U.S.-Mexico Border Conference