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Will Argentina Re-Elect Kirchners?
Jaime Daremblum, Weekly Standard
Colombia: The New Star of the South
Mac Margolis, Newsweek
Drop Argentina from the G-20
Arturo Porzecanski, The American
Argentina at Two Hundred
Jorge Taiana, Jakarta Post
Mideast Peace Without the Process
David Frum, National Post
Last summer, pundits were writing the political obituaries of Cristina and Néstor Kirchner, Argentina’s first couple. Their coalition had suffered big losses in national legisla...(full article)
This nation has come to rely not on personalities but on institutions grounded in the rule of law....(full article)
The G-20 heads of state will gather June 26 and 27. One issue that should be on the agenda: Argentina's unsuitability to remain a G-20 member....(full article)
Where does Argentina stand in the year of its bicentenary and what are the priorities defining its medium-term prospects?...(full article)
Not all conflicts get settled. Some just fade away. Argentina has never relinquished its claim to the Falkland Islands. The border dispute that caused the India-China war of 1962 c...(full article)
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About Argentina
- Argentine Republic
- Population: 40,913,584 (31st)
- Area Size: 1,073,500 sq mi (8th)
- GDP: $575.2 billion (24th)
- Currency: Peso (ARS)
- Official Language: Spanish
- Capital City: Buenos Aires
- Largest City: Buenos Aires
Argentina Prosperity Rank: 38 |
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