Argentina’s BRICS Rejection: Insights from Heine
Ambassador Jorge Heine analyzed Argentina’s decision to decline BRICS membership, emphasizing the nation’s reliance on the Chinese market. He highlighted the challenges of distancing from a vital trading partner, noting, “Keeping a distance is always a tough battle.”
Heine Analyzes Argentina’s BRICS Decision
Ambassador Jorge Heine, reflecting on Argentina’s decision to decline joining BRICS, highlighted the ideological shift in foreign policy. Expressing surprise at the lack of pragmatism, he emphasized the importance of diplomacy. The move, seen in the context of complex economic challenges, risks strained relations with key trading partners.
Heine on Argentina-China Relations Under Milei
The Latin America Advisor explored the trajectory of Argentine-China relations under President Milei, scrutinizing his initial pledge to sever ties. Professor Heine highlighted the impracticality, stressing Milei’s dependence on China’s economic support while facing the challenge of renegotiating Argentina’s debt to the IMF.
Heine on President-elect Milei’s BRICS Omission
In a recent Al Jazeera article, Professor Heine expressed concern over President-elect Javier Milei’s decision to avoid the BRICS bloc, calling it a ‘slap in the face’ to China and Brazil. Heine predicted Milei’s presidency could bolster the global far-right movement, reshaping Argentina’s foreign relations.
Heine Deciphers Mixed Signals on China from President-Elect Javier Milei
Ambassador Jorge Heine, Research Professor at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and Interim Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, was prominently featured in a recent article on Agencia EFE, discussing newly elected President Javier Milei’s equivocating stance on the economic and diplomatic relationship…
China-Argentina Relations Amid Election: Heine’s Insights
In a recent BBCMundo feature, Professor Heine provided valuable insights on the evolving China-Argentina relationship, discussing the impact of the upcoming Argentine presidential election. He emphasized China’s need for Argentina’s resources and the unlikelihood of ideological shifts affecting trade.
Heine Explores Rise of Far-Right Candidate in Argentina
On September 26, 2023, Amb. Jorge Heine, Research Professor at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and Interim Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, analyzed the surge in popularity of far-right libertarian presidential candidate Javier Milei in a Q&A featured in Latin America Advisor,…
Heine Ponders Argentinian Application to Join BRICS
On August 23, 2023, Amb. Jorge Heine, Research Professor at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and Interim Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, was quoted in a South China Morning Post article on the fruitfulness of Argentina’s bid to join the coalition of emerging economies…
Hare Coedits Handbook of Diplomatic Reform and Innovation; Pardee Colleagues Contribute Chapters
Diplomacy is now a neglected global issue; this text seeks to not only identify current problems diplomacy is facing but also identify some practical options for reform and innovation.
Heine Keynote Explores BRICS and the Reimagining of Global Governance
Ambassador Heine elaborates on the rise of the BRICS group over the course of the past decade and a half, the various stages it has gone through, the significance of the Shanghai-based New Development Bank, and the potential addition of new members, like Argentina and/or Indonesia.
Heine Publishes Op-Ed on Argentina’s Prospective BRICS Membership
“There is thus little doubt that Argentina would bring much to the table if it joins the BRICS, while benefitting from the additional diplomatic heft and leverage it would gain by joining this by now well-established club of rising powers — in many ways the fresh face of the Global South in the new century.”
Heine Explores Prospect of Argentina Joining BRICS
Ambassador Heine argues that by considering BRICS membership, Argentina is applying the principles of “active non-alignment” in its foreign policy and may well join forces with countries that are reshaping global affairs.
Heine Publishes Op-Ed on Potential BRICS Expansion
“It is telling that in 2022 Argentina sees its future not in Old Europe or in the North Atlantic, but in the New South, embodied in the BRICS, and whose core is in the Asia-Pacific.”
Heine Offers Thoughts on Argentina Joining China’s BRI
“For China, cementing links with South America’s second-largest country is obviously an attractive proposition. China’s growing presence in Latin America does not go down well in Washington.”
Heine Quoted on Chinese Influence in Argentina and Latin America At Large
Argentine President Alberto Fernández’s visit to China raises a number of concerns in the U.S., and as Ambassador Heine points out, it will likely impact the country’s ongoing debt negotiations with the IMF.
GDP Center Launches New Paper on EU-MERCOSUR FTA
The EU-MERCOSUR free trade agreement would represent the largest trade deal for both blocs in terms of number of citizens involved, but is likely to be a step toward less productive, more unequal and more vulnerable economies in both blocs.
Gallagher Interviewed on Argentinian Debt Restructuring
“The whole world is looking at Argentina. It is a microcosm of the looming global debt crisis.”
Gallagher Cosigns Commentary on Argentinian Debt Relief
Professor Kevin Gallagher co-signed a recent commentary on Argentina’s debt, which argues that the debt relief will help combat the pandemic and set global economy on a sustainable path.
Gallagher Authors FT Alphaville Op-Ed on Argentina’s Debt Crisis
Prof. Kevin Gallagher argues that the new government of Argentina and its creditors must work together during the coronavirus crisis.
Heine on CGTN America on Argentina’s Elections and Protests in Chile
Amb. Jorge Heine discusses the recent presidential election in Argentina as well as protests in Chile.