The dispute over Argentina's decision to grant political amnesty to a Chilean ex-guerilla fighter "will have no lasting impact, though it does reveal growing differences within the region that will continue to spark friction," writes AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini for World Politics Review.
It is with great sadness that Americas Society and Council of the Americas share news that former President Néstor Kirchner, who governed Argentina from 2003 to 2007, died unexpectedly of a heart attack on the morning of October 27, 2010.
Americas Society and Council of the Americas hosted private and public programming during United Nations General Assembly week with the presidents of Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Peru, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Read remarks delivered at AS/COA's 2010 Latin American Cities Conference by Argentine Chief Justice Ricardo Lorenzetti. (en español)
Argentina is the region’s first country to legalize gay marriage, but tolerance is not as high across countries. Here’s why.
During her visit to China, Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner secured $12 billion worth of pledges from Beijing, primarily for her country’s rail system. But the trip fell short of resolving a Chinese ban on Argentine soybean oil.
President Bashar al-Assad traveled to Latin America to encourage investment at home while boosting Syria’s profile abroad.
