Friday Reading List - 7 March 2025
Only four more reading list newsletters before the next pause in tariffs
Good morning from Cambridge, MA.
This week’s articles and newsletters
WPR - U.S. Aid Is Crucial to Defending Democracy in Latin America
Monday - US Policy in Latin America - Comments about Venezuela sanctions, Guyana, and Mexico tariffs.
Tuesday - The Carnival Barker and LatAm Policy
Wednesday - Registration Link for Q1 2025 subscriber Zoom call
Thursday - Six Stories - A few IMF and economic comments plus a drone strike in Haiti!
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Reading List
Miami Herald - U.S. cancels aid supporting political prisoners, activists in Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela
InSight Crime - Drones Fuel Criminal Arms Race in Latin America
Reuters - China to boost food imports from Latin America, Europe as US trade war escalates
Wilson Center - How Latin American Women Shaped Human Rights
Bloomberg - Crime Fears Offer Opening to Latin American Conservative Leaders
Americas Quarterly - The OAS Is Fragile Ahead of a Key Election
Miami Herald - OAS leadership race is not about U.S. vs China in Latin America, Trump envoy says
El Diplo - Una nueva Doctrina Monroe
FT - Latin America recognises the familiar ‘caudillo’ in Donald Trump
Wilson Center - Microprocessors | A Partnership for Innovation: From “Made in Mexico” to “Designed in North America”
Bloomberg - Mexico's Secret Weapon in Trade War? Claudia Sheinbaum's Popularity
World Politics Review - Trump Is Weakening Sheinbaum’s Hand Against Mexico’s Cartels
WRLN - C'mon, Latin America, you've seen Trump before: Look in the mirror
NYT - Trump Threats and Mexico’s Crackdown Hit Mexican Cartel
Guardian - Power struggle: will Brazil’s booming datacentre industry leave ordinary people in the dark?
Wilson Center - Bolsonaro Faces Criminal Charges
CSIS - What Is the Significance of Venezuela’s Naval Incursion into Guyana?
FT - Trump’s oil sanctions to hurt Venezuela’s ‘elite repression forces’, says opposition
Axios - Exclusive: How Congress' "Crazy Cubans" pushed Trump to kill oil deal
Reuters - Trump policy change prompts bid to dismiss foreign agent case
WOLA - U.S. Pushes its Historic South American Ally Towards China
Foreign Policy - Orsi Inauguration: How Uruguay Avoided Political Polarization, Populism, and Extremism
World Politics Review - The U.S. Shouldn’t Abandon Anti-Corruption Efforts in Central America
Tu Nota - Honduras ante Trump: retos y riesgos en lucha contra el crimen organizado
WSJ - Panama Port Deal Plants U.S. Flag in China-Dominated Sector
CSIS - Chinese Ports in Panama Come Under New Management
NYT - The Government Knows A.G.I. Is Coming - Great podcast on AI that has big implications for Latin America and geopolitics.
Upcoming events
10 March, Canadian Council for the Americas - Trump's economic (and other) attacks on Canada
14 March, Wilson Center - AI in Uruguay
20 March, Wilson Center - AI in Argentina
10 April, CSIS - Cultivating Competitiveness: Positioning North America as a Strategic Agricultural Bloc
Thanks for reading
Have a great weekend!
