DIPLOMACY President vows to improve ties with Brazil in call with Bolsonaro 30-11-2020 22:24 Almost a year after he first took office, President Alberto Fernández has finally spoken to Brazil leader Jair Bolsonaro.
G20 Leaders Summit Fernández asks G20 for ‘cooperation and solidarity’ in face of pandemic 22-11-2020 16:22 President Alberto Fernández calls on G20 member nations to prioritise"cooperation and solidarity" in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, while warning Latin America faces a likely "second wave" in the coming months.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION World Health Organisation remains alive to Covid-19 threat, despite criticism 04-07-2020 09:18 Under fire for misleading comments on transmission, face masks and its dealings with China, the WHO’s local branch in Argentina says it’s delivering results in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. by Jennifer Heiman & Anina Hoffman
ANALYSIS Sino-American dispute a looming threat for Argentina and Brazil 04-07-2020 07:57 The relationship between Buenos Aires and Brasilia is in intensive care and the lack of coordination between the two governments exposes the region to an external vulnerability – becoming a place where the US and China settle their differences. by Leandro Dario
BLOOMBERG - OPINION Coronavirus thrives in Latin America’s multilateral vacuum 25-03-2020 15:47 Shutting down is part of the new global normal. The danger in Latin America is that such sweeping measures feed the tempting illusion that walls, wilfulness and nativism are the way to beat a threat that is already ubiquitous. by Mac Margolis
Uruguay exits Unasur Uruguay withdraws from Unasur and suspends TIAR exit 11-03-2020 13:40 Foreign policy shift under new leader Luis Lacalle Pou, whose government describes the Unasur bloc as "an organisation that in fact has ceased to function.”
REPATRIATION Ukrainians hurl stones at China’s evacuees for fear of infection 21-02-2020 12:41 Several hundred residents in Ukraine's Poltava region protested to stop officials from quarantining the evacuees – including at least one Argentine – in their village because they feared becoming infected.
Bloomberg US to prioritise Brazil over Argentina in OECD reversal 15-01-2020 09:06 Washington to tell OECD officials that US now prioritises Brazil's bid for membership, rather than Argentina's.
TRANSITION 2019 Bullrich hails US cooperation as she begins to bid farewell to Security Ministry 29-11-2019 20:23 The outgoing Security Minister Patricia Bullrich hosted a ceremony on Wednesday to celebrate cooperation with the US, to the surprise and criticism of some current and former government officials. by Luciana Bertoia
Global economic outlook OECD: Trade tensions slam brakes on global economy 19-09-2019 09:41 In an update to its economic forecasts from May, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development cuts global growth forecast for year to 2.9%, predicts 2.7% contraction for Argentina.