
Catherine Osborn
@cculbertosborn
Brazil-based journalist. Writer of FP's Latin America Brief: https://t.co/suWeiugh9n…
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Today's Foreign Policy Lat Am Brief: Guatemala's media & opposition struggle to maneuver as the country's democratic space closes ahead of June elections
& Vini Jr. speaks up about racism.
Gracias Jody García Will Freeman Lucas Perelló
foreignpolicy.com/2023/05/26/gua…

The Biden administration's regional processing centers are an innovative idea, but unless rolled out in more countries quickly, they 'could potentially create bottlenecks in Colombia and Guatemala,' I told Foreign Policy Catherine Osborn foreignpolicy.com/2023/05/19/ecu…

In Foreign Policy LatAm Brief: Can the triggering of 🇪🇨's never-before-used 'parliamentarist option' of snap elections bring positive results in an impasse?
Plus, how migrants south of the U.S.-Mexico border are experiencing a new 🇺🇸 stance on asylum.
foreignpolicy.com/2023/05/19/ecu…


Today’s Foreign Policy Latin America Brief looks at the political whiplash at Chile’s constitutional convention as right-wing drafters take over, as well as Ecuador’s record-breaking debt-for-nature swap.
foreignpolicy.com/2023/05/12/chi…

This week’s Foreign Policy Latin America Brief: While a familiar party won Paraguay’s presidential vote, the election also carried some clues to how politics is changing in the region, including an AI-generated presidential debate.
foreignpolicy.com/2023/05/05/par…

It was a pleasure talking to Catherine Osborn about opposition dynamics and negotiations in #Venezuela . Follow the link to read her piece.
LAC Oxford
Latin America Program
foreignpolicy.com/2023/04/28/ven…

Today's Foreign Policy Lat Am Brief is abt the latest push to get 🇻🇪's Maduro back to talks w the opposition. An advance down this negotiating path could unblock billions in frozen Venezuelan $ that govt & opp already agreed should go to humanitarian aid.
foreignpolicy.com/2023/04/28/ven…

Can the West meet the green development dreams of Brazil? Can it deliver investment + technology+ financing deals that China offers? ht Alan Beattie
ft.com/content/0a6686…
Catherine Osborn on how China is supporting Lula's plans to move up value chain.
foreignpolicy.com/2023/04/21/bra…


Very interesting newsletter this week by Catherine Osborn on the emerging Chinese support for green industrial policy in Brazil. 1/
foreignpolicy.com/2023/04/21/bra…

A few months back, we ran a Petro/Shakira edition of this newsletter. Today, Catherine Osborn does Lula and Elyanna:

Today's Foreign Policy Latin America Brief is about how the Lula administration is seeking to deepen and shape its economic relations with China to power green industrialization in Brazil.
foreignpolicy.com/2023/04/21/bra…

As Gustavo Petro & Joe Biden prepare to meet tomorrow at the White House, Benjamin Gedan & I write in Foreign Policy that the U.S. has an excellent opportunity to ramp up support for Mr. Petro’s ambitious climate & energy agenda. Here are the key points🧵
foreignpolicy.com/2023/04/19/col…



The intersection bw politics & sovereign debt has been on display this wk at IMF & World Bank Spring Mtgs.
Today's Foreign Policy LatAm Brief looks at how both domestic & international politics are affecting the IMF's deal with its largest borrower: 🇦🇷
foreignpolicy.com/2023/04/14/arg…