12 January 2023
Dear Patrons,
It has been a while since I have written a newsletter putting my thoughts on Latin America in writing. In the last few months, I have continued to work with journalist Nicolas Ford on my first documentary film ‘Venezuela: The Cost of Challenging an Empire.’ With the film now almost 90 percent complete, we are aiming to release it in February this year with subtitles in both English and Spanish. Given your support for my work, all of the patrons for this newsletter will receive free access to the screening of the film once it is launched in Sydney. If you are unable to attend the screening in person, you will be provided access to the film online.
Moving on to Latin America, 2022 was a massive year in the region. In June, what appeared to once be a remote possibility occurred as Colombia saw its first democratically elected centre-left government. With Gustavo Petro winning for the Historic Pact coalition by crossing the 50 per cent share of votes needed to defeat entrepreneur Rodolfo Hernández, Colombia – one of the United States closest regional allies – has finally fallen to the Pink Tide. One week before the election, I spoke to Carlos Cruz Mosquera for Alborada’s Indestructible Podcast on some of the key issues at play during the presidential race, and what challenges a centre-left administration in Colombia could face given the long history of violence in the country.
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