The Argentina Project

“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!

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!

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.

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.

The Lithium Triangle Initiative: South America's Lithium Triangle and the Future of the Green Economy 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.

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

What Awaits Argentina’s Next President 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.

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

Barnstorming Argentina 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.

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

Argentina Elige: 2019 Primaries 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...