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“La Casa Blanca está entusiasmada con las reformas económicas y la política exterior de Milei, por lo que sorprende verlo encabezar una convención política de la oposición. ... Estados Unidos claramente quiere aprovechar esta oportunidad para ayudar a la Argentina a escapar de sus cataclismos económicos crónicos y demostrar el valor de la cooperación con socios democráticos”, comenta Benjamin Gedan, director del Wilson Center Latin America Program, a LA NACION. https://lnkd.in/gb_2QPyi

“The population was so traumatized by the economic calamities of the last government that they seem so far to be willing to go along for the ride, for now. But there is just an extraordinary number of land mines to navigate,” Benjamin Gedan, director of The Wilson Center’s Latin America Program, tells The Wall Street Journal. https://lnkd.in/ghz2zVTD

“La comunidad internacional tiene que jugar un rol importante, protegiendo los intereses de la sociedad argentina, asegurando que no haya tanto sufrimiento dentro de la población, para que el gobierno tenga la capacidad de mostrar que hay una luz al final del camino”, comenta Benjamin Gedan, director del Wilson Center Latin America Program, a Voice of America. https://lnkd.in/evfQMfCc

Do Argentina’s new security protocols undermine protest rights? Benjamin Gedan, director of the Wilson Center Latin America Program, explores the complex tensions around demonstrations and their significance in Argentina on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). https://lnkd.in/epdH_a3g

On Sunday, November 19, Finance Minister Sergio Massa will compete against libertarian lawmaker Javier Milei in the second round of Argentina’s presidential election. While the primary concern for voters is the economy, foreign policy has emerged as a key campaign issue, given the significant differences between the candidates regarding Argentina’s international relationships. To gain a deeper understanding of Massa’s foreign policy priorities, please join Benjamin Gedan and Kezia McKeague on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, from 10 am to 11 am ET for a virtual dialogue with Gustavo Martínez Pandiani, Massa’s senior foreign policy adviser and Argentina’s ambassador to Switzerland. https://lnkd.in/dJ6najAy

“Obviamente los peronistas votarán por el peronismo y los antiperonistas por el candidato de la oposición. Sin embargo, creo que la mayoría del pueblo argentino está al medio de esos polos y es una decisión complicada para ellos”, comentó Benjamin Gedan, director del Wilson Center Latin America Program, a La Tercera. https://lnkd.in/eZjqtxw7

Sipping mate is a South American caffeinated cultural phenomenon that has endured for centuries. Uruguay boasts the highest per capita mate consumption, Argentina is the world’s top mate producer, and Brazil is the number-one mate exporter. Learn more about mate in our latest Wilson Center Latin America Program explainer video.

Join Benjamin Gedan and Diana Mondino, on Monday, October 30, 2023, from 12:30pm to 1:30pm (ET), for a virtual conversation about Javier Milei’s foreign policy priorities. Javier Milei has named Mondino as his choice for foreign minister. Mondino is a congresswoman-elect and the director of institutional relations at the Universidad del CEMA in Buenos Aires. The Wilson Center McLarty Associates Wilson Center Argentina Project https://lnkd.in/evvhG94T

Milei is casting himself as a culture warrior against the creep of the so-called “socialist agenda” appears to be a headwind, Benjamin Gedan of Wilson Center Latin America Program told The Associated Press. https://lnkd.in/eUn2Q25v

En Estados Unidos, “Milei es una gran incógnita. No tiene experiencia, y sus declaraciones sobre la política exterior han sido extremas, polémicas, y poco factibles”, comenta Benjamin Gedan, director del Wilson Center Latin America Program, a Clarín. https://lnkd.in/eHCz6iWk