Moderate Peronists See Chance to Beat Macri in 2019
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Argentina’s president is struggling with an economic crisis, and his predecessor is implicated in a huge corruption case. Is there room for another challenger?
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In Argentina, a Historic G20 Meeting Looks to Set a Global Education Agenda
In a first for the G20 in its nearly two-decade history, education ministers from G20 member countries will meet in Mendoza on Wednesday to discuss global education trends and policy challenges. The fact that education ministers will have a seat at the table under Argentina’s G20 presidency is an overdue recognition that education is inseparable … Read more
Podcast: What’s Next After Argentina’s “Notebook Scandal”?
Subscribe to “Deep South” on iTunes and Soundcloud Are Juan Centeno’s journals evidence for a new Argentinian Lava Jato? This former military officer and government driver’s personal records have shaken the country, resulting in the arrest of prominent businessmen and former government officials. Both of the former Kirchner administrations are now under scrutiny and this case will surely … Read more
An Argentine Lava Jato? Don’t Hold Your Breath.
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There are reasons to believe that Argentina’s “notebooks scandal” will not be as far-reaching as its Brazilian counterpart.
AQ Top 5: Meet Latin America’s Most Exciting Young Entrepreneurs
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Our annual list spotlights five enterprising businesspeople who are making an impact – and a profit.
Why CFK’s Arrest Warrant Is Nothing to Celebrate
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A questionable court ruling could bolster suspicions about politicized courts in Argentina.
Estos chicos representaban lo mejor de Argentina
Read in English Yo era prácticamente un niño, tenía 22 años, cuando me mudé a Argentina en el año 2000 con la loca idea de convertirme en periodista. Increíblemente, el Buenos Aires Herald no se apresuró a contratar a un texano sin experiencia, y la economía parecía estar un poco complicada. Solo conocía a dos … Read more
Film Review: Kékszakállú
This article is adapted from AQ’s print issue on peace and economic opportunity in Colombia Gastón Solnicki’s Kékszakállú defies easy categorization. Billed as the Argentine director’s first foray into narrative cinema, this dreamy sun-kissed poem of a film feels indebted to his work in nonfiction filmmaking. With little regard to a standard plot, Kékszakállú offers … Read more
Four Takeaways From Argentina’s Game-Changing Mid-Term Elections
Investors wondering whether President Mauricio Macri’s tough austerity reforms had popular support heard a resounding “yes” on Sunday, when voters swept his center-right coalition to victory in Argentina’s five largest voting districts in a crucial mid-term election. While Macri’s success was expected, no party has managed this feat in mid-term elections since 1985. Here … Read more
Why Argentina’s Kirchner Is Poised for a Comeback – Despite Corruption Charges
If Cristina Fernández de Kirchner wins a senate seat in Sunday’s mid-term elections, as she is poised to do, her comeback would be significant: The former president is under investigation in at least eight separate corruption cases. Part of the explanation for why these investigations have not sunk Fernández’s senate bid may lie with Argentina’s … Read more
Argentina’s Milagro Sala: Criminal, or “Political Prisoner”?
SAN SALVADOR DE JUJUY – As Argentina’s crucial midterm elections approach, the country’s growing political divides are on full display. Nowhere is this more clear than in the case of Milagro Sala, a prominent activist in Argentina’s remote northwest who once enjoyed vast influence bolstered by the patronage of then-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner as well … Read more
In Argentina, the Ghost of Populism Haunts Investors Ahead of Elections
This piece has been updated. Every morning María Graciela Ottaviani sets up a cart by the beach in Mar del Plata, Argentina, where she sells popcorn to the tourists that flock to the coastal city. It’s not easy work for the 71-year-old, who recently broke an elbow when she fell on the stairs. But ever … Read more
A Kirchner Comeback in Argentina?
If you thought Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was finished with national politics, think again. Less than two years after relinquishing Argentina’s presidency, the 64-year-old Fernández has been meeting with foreign dignitaries, giving primetime interviews, even tweeting out campaign-style videos – in other words, behaving like a candidate for Congress in October’s midterm elections in all but … Read more
Film Review: “The Distinguished Citizen”
This article is adapted from AQ’s special issue on the U.S.-Mexico relationship. To receive AQ at home, subscribe here. Early in The Distinguished Citizen, Daniel Mantovani (Oscar Martínez) says the only thing he’s ever done is escape the town of his youth. The truth is that his past sustains him more than he would like to admit. Daniel, the “distinguished … Read more
