Good morning and happy Friday! This week’s newsletter focused on Panama’s 2024 elections and the concerns about Ricardo Martinelli, the current frontrunner.
As a reminder, I am teaching the Analyzing Protests course the first week of October. You can sign up here: https://maven.com/hxagon/protests
Additionally, I’m hosting a webinar on Wednesday, September 13 at 1:00 PM EDT to discuss events around the region including the elections in Argentina and Ecuador. You can start registering now through this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8AnCJ9WxTJaQPYnQ35-1zw
Here are this week’s reading list and upcoming events:
Reading List
Foreign Policy - Latin America Doesn’t Want to Be Forced Into Cold War 2.0
Financial Times - Organised crime groups are hurting Latin America’s economy, says IMF
Economist - Meet Javier Milei, the front-runner to be Argentina’s next president
World Politics Review - BRICS’ Expansion Is Aimed at Upending the Western-Led Order
Reuters - Exclusive: Brazil's Petrobras plans China subsidiary in push to boost ties, CEO says
AP - Brazil’s Bolsonaro questioned on gifts of jewelry and watches from Saudi Arabia while in office
Reuters - Exclusive: Biden administration moving to escalate energy trade dispute with Mexico
New York Times - A Historic First for Mexico as Two Women Vie for the Presidency
Economist - Meet the two women vying to be Mexico’s next president
CSIS - The Political Implications of Mexico’s New Militarism
New York Times - Mexico’s Supreme Court Decriminalizes Abortion Nationwide
New York Times - In Mexico, Drug Trade Flourished With the Help of the State
InSight Crime - Venezuelan Extortion Gangs Exploiting Instagram to Amplify Threats
Bloomberg - Maduro Seeks Chinese Money to Revive Venezuela’s Oil Sector
Washington Post - Raid, arrests at Venezuelan gay club provoke fears of new persecution
Reuters - Argentina, in dollar love affair, agonizes over divorcing the peso
Road to the Casa Rosada - Argentina Politics Update - 6 September 2023
New York Times - Can Kenya Bring Order to Haiti? Doubts Are Swirling.
Americas Quarterly - Slavery Reparations in the Caribbean: What to Expect?
Americas Migration Brief - September 4, 2023
InSight Crime - Are Ecuador’s Army, Police, and Prisons Beyond Reform?
AP - Car bomb explosions and hostage-taking inside prisons underscore Ecuador’s fragile security
World Politics Review - In Ecuador and Guatemala, Voters Want More Than Tough Talk on Crime
Americas Quarterly - A Last Hope for Chile’s New Constitution?
Economist - How cynical leaders are whipping up nationalism to win and abuse power
Upcoming Events
8 September, Atlantic Council - Summit: Accelerating US-emerging market clean energy partnerships
11 September, Center for Global Development - Perspectives of the Global South on MDB Reform
12 September, American University - (Co)Building a Strategic Agenda for the Americas
12 September, CSIS - Water: Access, Livelihoods, and Security
13 September, Inter-American Dialogue - A Conversation with Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali
13 September, Wilson Center - Two Years After Moïse Assassination: The Impact of Gang Violence In Haiti
14 September, Wilson Center - China’s Clean Energy Partnerships in the Global South
18 September, Wilson Center - Understanding the Fentanyl and Opioid Crisis: US-Mexico Solutions
18 September, Atlantic Council - What’s next for the international response to Venezuela?
18 September, Migration Policy Institute - 20th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference
19 September, Harvard University - Guatemala’s 2023 Elections
19 September, Wilson Center - Unlocking Climate Finance in Latin America and the Caribbean
20 September, Harvard University - El Descenso de Nicaragua a la dictadura: Perspectivas de cuatro exiliados políticos
27 September, CSIS - The Future of Latin America’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
27-28 September, Wilson Center - The Rules-Based Order in Antarctica and Global Challenges
28 September, AS/COA - Who's Educating Whom? Unpacking Fashion Consumer and Supplier Dynamics
2-6 October, Hxagon - Analyzing Protests