In this video cast I explain the current political climate in Argentina and the history that has led up to it. This video cast explores the influence of the Peronist Party in Argentina, the “Argentine Paradox” and more.

Additional Articles and Books to Read

– “Guerrillas and Generals: The Dirty War in Argentina” by Paul H. Lewis

– Clavijo, José. “Once the ‘Country of the Future,’ Can Argentina Free Itself From Its Past?” World Politics Review, www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/28879/in-the-wake-of-default-argentina-struggles-to-break-from-its-past.

– “Argentina Is Caught between Politics and Economic Reality.” Subscribe to Read | Financial Times, Financial Times, 21 Oct. 2019, www.ft.com/content/ddcbfca2-f030-11e9-ad1e-4367d8281195.

– Flannery, Nathaniel Parish. “Political Risk Analysis: How Serious Is Argentina’s Economic Crisis?” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 14 Dec. 2020, www.forbes.com/sites/nathanielparishflannery/2020/12/15/political-risk-analysis-how-serious-is-argentinas-economic-crisis/?sh=4af2113c8399.

Primary Sources

A. Abadie, A. Diamond, et al. “The Rise and Fall of Argentina.” Latin American Economic Review, SpringerOpen, 1 Jan. 1970, link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40503-019-0076-2.

Benjamin N. Gedan, Daniel R. Alonso. “Only Criminals Can Clean Up Argentina’s Corruption.” Foreign Policy, 1 Jan. 6015, foreignpolicy.com/2018/11/15/only-criminals-can-clean-up-argentinas-corruption/. 

“The Conservative Restoration and the Concordancia, 1930–43.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/place/Argentina/The-conservative-restoration-and-the-Concordancia-1930-43.

“Cristina Fernández De Kirchner.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 19 Feb. 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristina_Fern%C3%A1ndez_de_Kirchner. 

“Economic History of Argentina.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 11 Jan. 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_history_of_Argentina. 

Goñi, Uki. “Plunging Peso, Grinding Poverty: Argentina Hears Echoes of 2001 Crisis.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 18 Aug. 2019, www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/18/cristina-kirchner-fiery-ex-president-returns-crisis-argentina. 

“Juan Perón.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/biography/Juan-Peron. 

Lindsey, Brink, et al. “How Argentina Got into This Mess.” Cato Institute, 22 Jan. 2021, www.cato.org/publications/commentary/how-argentina-got-mess#related-content.

“Néstor Kirchner.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/biography/Nestor-Kirchner. 

“Pedro Eugenio Aramburu.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 Feb. 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Eugenio_Aramburu. 

“Peronism.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 18 Feb. 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peronism. 

Rapoza, Kenneth. “Why 75% Of Argentina Doesn’t Care About Candidate’s Corruption Or Honesty.” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 21 Aug. 2019, www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2019/08/21/why-75-of-argentina-doesnt-care-about-candidates-corruption-or-honesty/#7abc95848434.

Richard Cavendish | Published in History Today Volume 55 Issue 9 September 2005. “Juan Perón Overthrown.” History Today, www.historytoday.com/archive/juan-per%C3%B3n-overthrown.