One year from primary elections, the future of Argentina is torn between economic stagnation, the debate over the decriminalization of abortion, and the corruption of the Kirchner years.
Argentina is walking a thin red line
By Gabriel Salvia / GabrielSalvia /
Economics, Trade & Development
Can India compete with China in Latin America? Not likely
By William Naylor / wm_naylor /
While the nature of the trade relationship between Latin America and India is similar to the Sino-Latin America relationship in its reliance on raw materials, hype over India as a potential alternative to China for the region is largely unfounded.
Human Rights & Multilateral Organizations
A Requiem for UNASUR
By Bruno Binetti and Ben Raderstorf /
UNASUR’s failure goes beyond political fortunes. The rhetoric of integration fell flat in the face of reticent national bureaucracies unwilling or unable to give up sovereignty and protectionist policies.
From the Classroom
A regional leader on Venezuela? Look to Argentina
By E.J. Richardson /
If Mauricio Macri wants Argentina to be taken seriously as a regional leader, he should work with its regional partners to punish the Maduro regime.
Book Reviews
Of Beans and Power: A review of Mariano Turzi’s The Political Economy of Agricultural Booms
By Juan Nagel / juannagel /
Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay account for 76% of world exports of soybean meal and 68% of exports of soybean oil. But as with other natural resources, the source of these riches—the technological advances contained in the seeds—remains out of reach.
Foreign Policy & U.S./Latin America Relations
The month of the Americas: What was all the attention about?
By Victoria Gaytan / VickyGO /
With three visits by high-ranking officials from the U.S. government, February was the busiest month for Latin America in the Trump administration.
News
Historic human rights ruling in Argentina
By Natasha Zaretsky / nzaretsky / MENU
The conclusion of the trials over human rights abuses committed in the Navy medical school (ESMA) is a milestone in Argentina’s reckoning with its past.
Democracy & Elections
¿Estamos ante un cambio político histórico en la Argentina?
By Gabriel Salvia / GabrielSalvia /
Los resultados de las elecciones legislativas del 22 de octubre pueden poner fin a larga hegemonía del peronismo.
Foreign Policy & U.S./Latin America Relations
The deteriorating U.S.-Argentina relationship
By Benjamin N. Gedan /
While President Trump affirms that the U.S. and Argentina are going to be “great friends,” ties with South America’s second largest economy are fraying.
Democracy & Elections
Argentina’s voters look towards the future, not the past
By Lucas Perelló / lucasperello /
In Sunday’s primary elections, Argentine voters rejected a return to Peronism, and bet on Macri’s Cambiemos coalition for a second time.
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