By Roberto Guareschi Mauricio Macri casts his vote in the ballot box during the November 22, 2015 Argentine presidential election. (Photo: Mónica Martínez) Mauricio Macri is taking office after defeating the Peronist candidate in Argentina’s presidential elections earlier this month. This marks one more step towards the end of populism. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is... Continue Reading →
By Luis Ferreira Alvarez The Mercusur Building, Montevideo, Uruguay. (Photo by Jimmy Baikovicius) As Brazil and Argentina continue in recession, the Southern Common Market (Mercosur/Mercosul) provides them with a regional mechanism to restore economic growth. However, Mercosur has abandoned its free trade vision, instead becoming a protectionist organization. Reforming Mercosur would provide momentum for economic... Continue Reading →
by Andrés Schipani In November 2012, Cristina Kirchner faced her most important political challenges since the conflict with agrarian elites in 2008. Indeed, two different segments of the Argentinean population staged massive mobilizations against the Kirchner administration, demanding a sharp turn in its policies. On November 8th, the middle class staged a massive mobilization to... Continue Reading →
by Hernán Flom What do Venezuela and Rosario, Argentina have in common? While it might seem absurd to mention them in the same sentence, they convey, in different forms, Latin America’s ongoing struggle with respect to crime and violence. Despite the progress made in reducing violence throughout the region — at least in terms of... Continue Reading →
