Friday Reading List - 9 December 2022
Good morning and happy Friday! Here is the reading list and upcoming events links for this week. On Tuesday, we covered Latin America and the coming global debt crisis. You can view that newsletter here.
Reading List
The Economist - Latin America is in a mess. But it still has strengths
World Politics Review - Latin America’s Left Is Paying the Political Price for Security Failures
World Politics Review - Latin America Already Knows How Trump’s Reelection Bid Will Play Out
The Guardian - Lula faces stiff challenge to fulfill vow to reverse Amazon deforestation in Brazil
New York Times - The Cienfuegos Affair: Inside the Case that Upended the Drug War in Mexico
Insight Crime - The End of (Illegal) Marijuana: What It Means for Criminal Dynamics in Mexico
The Guardian - As Mexico’s epidemic of violence rages on, authorities seem powerless to stop it
Animal Político - Gobierno recorta 3.3 mil mdp en informática; dependencias hackeadas tuvieron 65% menos para ciberseguridad
Wall Street Journal - Chevron’s Long Game in Venezuela Brings It Political Risk
Miami Herald - Former ‘Iron lady’ of Chavez’s courts now invests in Florida real estate with a steely grip
Reuters - Venezuela's PDVSA, Chevron to address joint venture workers after license
Washington Post - The gold-mining city that’s destroying a sacred Venezuelan mountain
Insight Crime - Mass Graves in Venezuela Connected to Disappearances in Illegal Mining Hub
Americas Quarterly - In Venezuela, a Delicate Balance for the ICC
The Guardian - Cristina Fernández may not go to jail but verdict upends Argentina’s politics
The Guardian - ‘These are not crimes’: women in Argentina facing jail for obstetric emergencies
Yale Environment360 - In Bolivia, Mercury Pollution Spreads Amid a Surge in Gold Mining
Associated Press - In Bolivia, literacy training makes a profound difference
Americas Quarterly - The No-Nonsense Mayor Leading Chile’s Right
Colombia Calling - President Petro’s first 100 days
The Guardian - Colombia activist murders reach record high of 199 this year
Vice - Colombia’s Infamous ‘Pink Cocaine’ Is on the Rise in Europe
El País - The toll of El Salvador’s gang crackdown: ‘Police and soldiers have absolute power’
The Guardian - Pegasus spyware was used to hack reporters’ phones. I’m suing its creators | Nelson Rauda Zablah
Human Rights Watch - El Salvador: Widespread Abuses Under State of Emergency
Miami Herald - How money, drugs and a foreign embassy played parts in the murder of Haiti’s president
The Guardian - Honduras partially suspends constitutional rights to tackle gangs
El Faro - “A la gente no le gustan las medidas preventivas, quiere puño duro”
Confidencial - Ortega turns Nicaragua into Central America’s “Russian Base”
Wall Street Journal - Peru’s New President Faces Same Turmoil That Ousted Predecessor
Reuters - Peru markets take in political drama as investors focus on fundamentals
Americas Quarterly - Peru’s Castillo Arrested After Failed Self-Coup; What’s Next?
CFR - Ten Graphics That Explain the U.S. Struggle With Migrant Flows in 2022
New York Times - Defaults Loom as Poor Countries Face an Economic Storm
Upcoming Events
9 December, Inter-American Dialogue - A Conversation with Jorge Castañeda Gutman on the Future of Democracy in the Americas
9 December, CSIS Americas Program - Hydrogen Development in Latin America: Varying Scenarios for Chile and Paraguay
9 December, Inter-American Dialogue - A Conversation with Jorge Castañeda Gutman on the Future of Democracy in the Americas
12 December, CSIS - Defending Transparency and Advancing Anticorruption in the Western Hemisphere
13 December, US-Mexico Chamber of Commerce - US - Mexico - Canada Economic Partnership: Myths, Realities, and Opportunities
14 December, Wilson Center - 200 Years of U.S.-Mexico Bilateral Relations: An Ambassadorial Perspective
15 December, Center for Global Development - What is the Role for CSOs in IDA20? Partnering for Accountability and Impact
20 December, Brookings - A debate: Should crypto be regulated by the federal government?
12 January, Canadian Council for the Americas - 13th Annual Economic and Political Outlook for the Americas
13-14 January, Atlantic Council - 2023 Global Energy Forum