The Argentina Project

06/19/2020

“The international support received by Argentina is a positive development compared to previous debt default episodes. While this is a remarkable political achievement, the relevant issue in a debt restructuring process is the credibility of a government’s proposal, and more importantly, of the economic policies that ultimately will determine a country’s capability to repay its debt” says Global Fellow Lucio Castro about Argentina’s debt restructuring in this week’s . To read on, subscribe using the link in our bio!

06/15/2020

We are delighted to announce , a joint initiative of
and . In the first interview of this series, Argentina Project Director Benjamin Gedan speaks with Argentina’s Foreign Minister
Felipe Sola. Both parts are now available on our website,
wilsoncenter.org/lap

06/12/2020

The World Health Organization recently classified Latin America as the new global “epicenter” of COVID-19. The number of cases in the region is nearing 1.5 million. This week’s explores COVID-19’s impact on Latin America and its unique vulnerabilities. To learn more, subscribe using the link in our bio!

04/22/2020

04/22/2020

01/24/2020

Demand for South America’s lithium is rising amid increased use of batteries for energy storage and electric vehicles. Yesterday, we launched our Lithium Triangle Initiative to promote efforts to maximize sustainable production for economic development and to combat climate change.
Thanks to the IDB for partnering with us and everyone who came to the launch! @ Washington D.C.

01/21/2020

To support the sustainable development of Latin America’s lithium resources, the Wilson Center’s Latin American Program, in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), is launching the Lithium Triangle Initiative (LTI) to collaborate with the private sector and regional governments to help develop best practices for this critical sector.

Please join us on Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. as the Wilson Center and IDB host a high-level discussion with senior Argentine and Chilean authorities and influential private sector actors about the future of Latin America’s lithium sector and its global implications.

01/13/2020

The Wilson Center’s Latin American Program, in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), is launching the Lithium Triangle Initiative (LTI) to collaborate with the private sector and regional governments to help develop best practices for this critical sector.

10/26/2019

The last before the first round of 's presidential elections! Nicolás Saldías discusses how Argentina’s restive social movements could complicate life for whoever wins the presidential election.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/682zCsv7DszHobaRxc5mko?si=Y7uzpL_QTX2Xt94M9OpBHQ Wilson Center Latin American Program

Host Benjamin Gedan is joined by Nicolás Saldías, a senior researcher at the Wilson Center’s Argentina Project, to discuss how Argentina’s powerful unions and restive social movements could complicate life for whoever wins Argentina’s presidential election.

10/23/2019

In 's election Sunday, President Mauricio Macri "still has that hope of pushing it to the runoff," The Economist's Buenos Aires correspondent, David Smith, says in our latest podcast episode.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Xonej4XfouHKWpb20E0nz?si=qKjvuGyyT1ydTmiRi4-oiw Wilson Center Latin American Program

Host Benjamin Gedan speaks to David Smith, a foreign correspondent for The Economist, former senior UN diplomat and special contributor to the Wilson Center’s Argentina Project, to discuss President Mauricio Macri’s surprisingly energetic, albeit quixotic, campaign to win reelection.

10/15/2019

Argentina's elections are less than 2 weeks away. Here is a look back at the country's surprising primaires:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=793D906k_ts Wilson Center Latin American Program

The results are in for Argentina's primaries, known as las PASO. See the big winners and losers from the election and what it means before the October presid...