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Argentina’s Lithium Industry: Reforms and Radical Rhetoric

By Francesca Masiero May 8, 2024 May 8, 2024 0

President Javier Milei’s ultraliberal policies, including the radical deregulation plan signed into decree DNU 70/2023, aim to revitalize Argentina’s economy by reducing state involvement and promoting private sector growth. Argentina’s lithium industry, critical for the global energy sector, stands to be significantly impacted. The country, poised to outpace Chile as a top lithium producer by 2027, faces major changes under Milei’s governance which emphasizes alignments towards U.S. interests and potentially increases foreign investors’ power, raising concerns among local and Indigenous communities about sustainable development.

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Argentine Foreign Policy and its Development Model: Reflections on its Relationship with The Sino-US Rivalry

By Joaquin Gomez Amato March 23, 2024 April 17, 2024 0

The government has assumed a position where International Relations are unanchored from the link between the nation-states.

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Election Embers: Milei’s Unconventional Ascent in the Race for Argentina’s Presidency

By Rawlings Mitema Onserio November 18, 2023 November 18, 2023 1

This article examines how Argentine congressman Javier Milei has firmly positioned himself as one of the frontrunners in the upcoming presidential elections. This is in spite of his controversial views and radical proposals, which begs the question, will he actually be able to pull off this huge victory in one of South America’s largest states?

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Did You Reach Your 2022 Goals?

By Tobias Belgrano July 24, 2023 July 25, 2023 0

Argentina had reason to celebrate in 2022 after the nation won the World Cup. The government however is still unstable and the Argentinians continue to suffer economically. Before Argentina can recover politically and economically and move forward, it needs to deal with the past.

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Rethinking Agroecological Policies: The ProHuerta Program

By Carola López January 20, 2023 January 13, 2023 0

Created in 1990, the ProHuerta program is an Argentinian public policy focused on the self-production of food from an agroecological perspective, promoting food security and sovereignty. It is aimed at families – and to a lesser extent – small businesses.

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The Subnational Channels of Latin America’s Integration: An Opportunity to Go Beyond National Linkages

By Joaquin Gomez Amato August 16, 2022 August 16, 2022 0

In a regional context that is increasingly plagued by political and economic tensions, as a result in part of the new configurations of the international system, what could be the roadmap for regional integration in face of interstate fragmentation?

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Fernet with Vodka

By Tobias Belgrano March 6, 2022 March 6, 2022 1

The Argentinians adopted, due to the Italian immigration of the early XX century, a sour herbal wine called “Fernet Branca” – usually mixed with the popular drink “Coca Cola.” The sour taste of Fernet makes it tough to combine it with vodka. However, in harsh times beggars can’t be choosers.

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Milei: The Rise of the Populist Alt-right in Argentina

By Tobias Belgrano March 2, 2022 March 2, 2022 6

According to the famous political scientist Steven Levitsky, author of “How Democracies Die” there are three fundamental characteristics of populism. The economist Javier Milei is a character who seems to comply with two of Levitsky’s categories, which is reason enough to be alarmed – the author claims.

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[ANALYSIS] Multi-level Politics in Argentina

By Joaquin Gomez Amato January 9, 2022 January 13, 2022 0

Argentinian democracy has been classified as a “flawed democracy” in the 2021 Global Democracy Index. Although the consolidation of a bipartisan coalitional party system has given balance to the national arena in Argentina, the subnational level has its own dynamic, where the “strongmen” of many provinces have reportedly bent the rules of democracy to tilt the playing field in their favor.

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The Time for Consensus is Over: The Drums of War Are Rumbling in Argentina

By Tobias Belgrano January 6, 2022 January 6, 2022 1

Frente de Todos, the ruling coalition in Argentina, has become the biggest battlefield the South American nation has seen in recent years. In the past few weeks, President Fernandez kicked out the possibility of dialogue with the opposition and stood firmly against the Kirchner faction of the government. Only time will say what is the ending scene of this confrontation.