Today’s Foreign Policy LatAm Brief: 🇨🇱 tries to chart a response to increasingly sophisticated crime that eschews laissez-faire or mano dura tactics seen elsewhere.

Plus, Pepe Mujica offers his life advice for the youth when announcing he has a tumor.

foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/03/chi…

We are 0️⃣6️⃣ days away from #HSC2024 !

Moderated by Integrative World, we'll explore the landscape of #TCOs from foreign entities in Latin America, with Will Freeman Council on Foreign Relations, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Eduardo A. Gamarra FIU Green School FIU - PIR, César Restrepo, and Ivelaw Griffith!

Great piece by Mateo Jarquín on the days when Central America was a top U.S. foreign policy priority.

'During the 1980s, Reagan gave more speeches on the Central American country than about almost any other foreign policy issue.'

time.com/6957847/nicara…

Interesting analysis of Panama's presidential frontrunner, José Raúl Molino, whose candidacy was deemed constitutional by Panama's Supreme Court a few hours ago.

#Panama #Panama Decide2024 BREAKING: Mulino’s candidacy does NOT violate constitution.

'Even if the rest of the world surprisingly committed to net zero tomorrow, increasing urbanization and electricity demands would still stress water supplies in many countries.'

Such a sharp post today by boz

boz.substack.com/p/climate-risk…

'Bukele has so far managed to chart his own course, but as economic reality increasingly bites, he may be forced to reassess his priorities,' writes Oxford Analytica today.

A couple months ago, I wrote about the dilemma facing Bukele in his second term.
americasquarterly.org/article/el-sal…

Grateful to have had the chance to visit the White House yesterday to take part in a conversation on hemispheric migration and the U.S. policy response.

🇵🇪 What implications does the current political and institutional crisis have on democracy in #Peru ?

Will Freeman, Carolina Trivelli, Gino Costa, and Michael Shifter join the Dialogue for an online discussion:

🗓️Tues. May 7, 2024
🕙10:00 to 11:15 AM ET

thedialogue.org/events/online-…

Last week, S&P Global lowered Peru's investment grade to BBB-, a cut above junk.

It's a sad reversal of fortune for a country that was long a stand-out performer.

But it's not vaguely-defined 'instability' undermining Peru's future.

Read my analysis:

americasquarterly.org/article/perus-…

“Many farmers are switching from coca to African palm cultivation, but armed groups’ violence continues.”

'For the first time in Argentina, warring drug traffickers are banding together and terrorizing parts of the city previously considered safe.'

apnews.com/article/narcot…

🔹Organized crime’s hold on local governments fuels record election violence

🔹Europe’s cocaine pipeline shifting to the Southern Cone

Dive into Latin America This Week with Shannon O'Neil and Will Freeman. on.cfr.org/3UbXI24

Congrats to Michael, who has for years been a great mentor to those of us coming up in this field.