Good morning and happy Friday!
This week’s World Politics Review column discussed Bukele’s reelection.
This week’s newsletter was on Milei’s reforms in Argentina
Here is this week’s reading list and upcoming events.
Reading List
New York Times - Why Nayib Bukele’s Anti-Crime Model for El Salvador Won’t Work in Other Countries
Global Americans - Latin America’s "Voto Castigo"
Bellingcat - Uncovering Illegal Weapons Trafficking Trends in Latin America Through Open Source Research
CSIS - Estranged Neighbors: The Decline of U.S. Influence in Latin America and the Caribbean
Economist - Andrés Manuel López Obrador splashes out as elections loom
Aristegui Noticias - Diariamente roban entre 46 a 50 unidades en todo el país: líder de transportistas
InSight Crime - Brokers: Lynchpins of the Precursor Chemical Flow to Mexico
InSight Crime - What Is Behind the Criminal Conflict Raging in Chiapas, Mexico?
AP - Brazil police investigate ex-President Bolsonaro's top aides over alleged coup plot
Americas Quarterly - Venezuela's Grand Bargain
NPR - Venezuela's leftist leader Maduro makes a play for evangelical voters
Bloomberg - Venezuela Oil Industry Fears Losing Ground if US Revives Sanctions
WSJ - Venezuela Deploys Military to Oil-Rich Guyana’s Border
AP - ExxonMobil to explore for oil and gas in offshore area under dispute by Guyana and Venezuela
Global Americans - Carrots Without Sticks in Petro’s Total Peace Policy
New York Times - Ecuador Embraces President Noboa’s War on Gang Violence Amid Terror
War on the Rocks - A “Plan Ecuador” is Needed: U.S. Assistance Should Draw Lessons from the Past
International Crisis Group - Unrest on Repeat: Plotting a Route to Stability in Peru
Reuters - Exclusive: Taiwan ally Guatemala mulls commercial ties with China
InSight Crime - Ricardo Méndez Ruiz and the Art of Lawfare in Guatemala
InSight Crime - US Trial of Honduras Ex-President Spotlights Thorny Security Ties
El Faro - TSE President Admitted Irregularities and “Possible Intervention” in Salvadoran Election
Reuters - U.S. mends fences with El Salvador's Bukele as China lurks
AP - Haiti's prime minister calls for calm as violent protests seek his ouster | AP News
Atlantic - Trump’s Immigration Plan Is Even More Aggressive Now
New York Times - Senegal’s President, Macky Sall, Calls Off Election for His Replacement
Bloomberg - Russia Is Benefiting From Libya’s $5 Billion Smuggled-Fuel Trade
Bloomberg - Putin’s Shadow Feeds Fear on NATO's Russian Border
NPR - Your appendix is not, in fact, useless. This anatomy professor explains. (totally unrelated to Latin America or global politics, but I was fascinated to learn this)
Upcoming Events
14 February, CSIS - Venezuela's Deteriorating Electoral Conditions: A Conversation with María Corina Machado
14 February, Atlantic Council - A new era for US-Guatemala economic relations
15 February, CSIS - Report Launch: China’s Role in Democratic Backsliding in Latin America and the Caribbean
15 February, Wilson Center - A Conversation With Mexico City Mayoral Candidate Salomón Chertorivski
16 February, Inter-American Dialogue - Perspectives on Remittances in 2024
19 February, Wilson Center - A Brazilian Perspective on the G20: Debriefing the First Ministerial Meeting
29 February, Inter-American Dialogue - Caribbean Energy Synergies
Random AI image of the week
Probably the best of the group that I tried to have it make but it still has work to do.
Thanks for reading
Have a great weekend.