Friday Reading List - 9 June 2023
Articles and upcoming events
Good morning and happy Friday!
This week’s newsletter covered Morena’s win in Edomex, ending the PRI’s 94-year control over that state.
Mexico - The old PRI vs the new PRI
This past weekend, voters in Coahuila and Estado de Mexico (Edomex) had to choose between candidates from the PRI and Morena.
Here are this week’s links and upcoming events.
Reading List
World Politics Review - Lula’s Push for a South American Currency Will Be a Tough Sell
Global Americans - Even When Thinking Regionally, The Inertia of Migration Deterrence Remains Unstoppable
El País - From ‘soft coup’ to legal wars: the Latin American left fears a politicized justice system
Americas Quarterly - Surveillance Technology Is on the Rise in Latin America
Global Americans - Decarbonize, Diversify, and Depolarize
London Politica - Violent Crime in Latin America’s Cities
Economist - Lula cosies up to Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s autocrat
Wall Street Journal - A Factory Exodus Is Hollowing Out Brazil’s Industrial Heartland
Reuters - Analysis: Mexico president puts unity first to broker compromise in succession race
Guardian - Election of Delfina Gómez as governor of Mexico state signals decline of PRI
Bloomberg - Mexico’s Business Class Is Doing Fine Under AMLO
Washington Post - He’s leading Mexico’s probe of the Dirty War. Who’s spying on him?
Guardian - How a Mexican state siphoned off millions – and a reporter risked her life to expose it
Reuters - Exclusive: Trinidad asks US for changes to Venezuela gas project license
El Mundo - Las torturas del chavismo en medio de la operación de blanqueo de Lula da Silva
InSight Crime - How Grenades Became a Common Part of Venezuela's Criminal Arsenal
WSJ - Cuba to Host Secret Chinese Spy Base Focusing on U.S.
Bloomberg - Leftist Colombia Leader Delivers the Paralysis Markets Want
Americas Quarterly - Gustavo Petro’s Biggest Crisis Yet
El País - Gustavo Petro: ‘Change is more difficult than we thought’
La Silla Vacía - Las 9 frases más dañinas para Petro de los audios de Benedetti
El País - Flores, poder y secretos: la historia rota de Laura Sarabia y Armando Benedetti
El Faro - La falsa guerra de Bukele contra la corrupción
CSIS - Constraining States of Exception
AP - Guatemala’s presidential hopefuls channel heavy-handed tactics of El Salvador’s leader
Americas Quarterly - Ahead of Guatemala’s Elections, an Exodus Continues
Global Americans - Muerte Cruzada and Ecuadorian Democracy
World Politics Review - A Surge in Crime and Violence Has Ecuador Reeling
Buenos Aires Herald - Dictatorship “death flight” airplane starts flight home this weekend
Latin America Bureau - Ecuador: the Napo goldrush and the rise of the narco-garimpeiros
White House - FACT SHEET: Vice President Harris Announces New Initiatives to Strengthen U.S-Caribbean Partnership
Upcoming Events
12 June, CSIS - Latin American Women and Democracy: Perspectives of Activists in the Region
12 June, Atlantic Council - Closer to home: Bringing supply chains back to the Americas
12 June, Atlantic Council - Visions of Change candidate series: A conversation with Maria Corina Machado
12 June, Wilson Center - Water @ Wilson | The Significance of the Coming El Niño: Understanding the Science and Preparing for its Impacts
13 June, FIU - Great Power Competition in Latin America and Caribbean
13 June, CSIS - Opportunities and Challenges in Civilian-Military Humanitarian Coordination
13 June, Inter-American Dialogue - Elections Series – Making Sense of Guatemala’s Upcoming Elections
13 June, Inter-American Dialogue - Inclusive Education: The case of the province of La Pampa
14 June, Wilson Center - Protecting Antarctica: Argentine-Chilean Environmental Diplomacy in the Southern Ocean
20 June, Wilson Center - Voices Behind the News: Promoting Freedom of Expression & Strengthening Independent Media in Central America
21 June, CSIS - The Future of U.S. Counter-Narcotics Strategy: A Conversation with Dr. Rahul Gupta
21 June, Wilson Center - Building a Competitive U.S.-Mexico Border Conference
21 June, Atlantic Council - A conversation with Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, director of the Pan American Health Org
25 May, Wilson Center - Beyond Debt Traps: The Co-Production of China-Latin America Relations
27-28 June, Institute of the Americas - Brazil Energy and Sustainability Roundtable
13 July, Chatham House - Lula part two: Brazil’s role on the international stage