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Sloppy seconds

11-09-2021 09:54 The PASO primaries have laid bare the intellectual vacuity of Argentina’s political class.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Closing time in the gardens of the West

11-09-2021 09:48 Perhaps it is premature to talk, as the British essayist Cyril Connolly did soon after World War II, of “closing time in the gardens of the West,” but for many it does feel that something like that is taking place.

by James Neilson

The challenge of reducing the gap between exchange rates

04-09-2021 10:39 Continuing the current chasm is a recipe threatening economic revival and halting investments.

by Miguel Kiguel

Playtime for politicians

04-09-2021 10:18 In Argentina, politics has always had more to do with tribal feelings than with anything else.

by James Neilson

'Total failure': The war on terror 20 years on

26-08-2021 13:57 The Al-Qaeda plane hijackings of September 11, 2001 were the first foreign attack on the US mainland in nearly two centuries. It ruptured America's sense of safety and plunged the West into war in Afghanistan – a military operation that is only now just concluding.

A most humiliating retreat

21-08-2021 21:36 The United States handed Afghanistan back to the Taliban because years ago most of her political leaders, including Donald Trump and Joe Biden, had come to the conclusion that “nation-building” was utter folly.

by James Neilson

Journey to an unknown destination

07-08-2021 11:31 If mere facts are anything to go by, Argentina is heading for yet another almighty crash.

by James Neilson

United States should look south for better supply chains

04-08-2021 11:31 When it comes to 'friendshoring,' Latin America has much to offer, and much to gain.

Cuba’s hard-right dictatorship

17-07-2021 11:12 For fanatics, the cause they are devoted to is infinitely more important than anything else, and there can be no doubt at all that, despite the evident failure of the revolution to deliver the promised goods, there are still plenty of fanatics in Cuba.

by James Neilson

‘Experts in regulated markets’

03-07-2021 23:22 Argentina’s ‘experts in regulated markets’ are making big bets just at the right time.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Latin America rate hike pressure grows as Chile signals lift-off

24-06-2021 09:11 A shift toward tighter monetary policy is quickly taking shape across Latin America. Central banks played a crucial role in the region’s economic response to multiple waves of the coronavirus.

Porno-politics and Argentina’s digital rumour mill

19-06-2021 09:57 The rumour mill is working at full speed these days, and don’t expect it to die down – elections are around the corner.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Superclásicalisation

05-06-2021 00:38 In a nation of heated discussions and high passions, the political arena has mimicked the deep divisions of a football derby.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Through the foreign-policy looking glass

05-06-2021 00:36 Why does the government led by Alberto Fernández go out of its way to snub the Western powers and their allies, so it can make common cause with the enemies of what, despite everything, still remains of the old international order?

by James Neilson

Ploughing on regardless

22-05-2021 09:40 For Argentina to have any chance of avoiding the fate which is looming before her, she would need a government strong-minded enough to confront reality, but the possibility of this happening any time soon looks remote.

by James Neilson

Alberto’s ‘top priority’

22-05-2021 09:35 The government’s current policies appear absolutely focused on the immediate. Many see the hand of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Axel Kicillof.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Is it time to leave or is Argentina worth it?

08-05-2021 00:06 Even more dangerous than outdated economics is the constant trench warfare that is Argentine politics, which begets disillusionment and feeds the brain drain.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

A psychodrama the country could do without

08-05-2021 00:03 The psychodrama starring Alberto and Cristina would be quite entertaining in a novel or a late-night TV show, but unfortunately for tens of millions of people, it is an ongoing real-life tragedy.

by James Neilson

Using Guzmán to undermine Alberto

01-05-2021 00:40 It goes without saying that if a minister is unable to dismiss an underling, a third-line official within his hierarchical structure, it’s the minister who should be abandoning ship. But it's not the economy minister’s authority that’s really at stake – it’s Alberto’s.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Money printer goes quiet and Argentina's government gets squeezed

28-04-2021 21:14 The Central Bank’s fight against inflation is upending the local bond market and squeezing government finances as Argentina struggles to regain traction while the pandemic rages on.