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Latin America

View of the walls and part of the dome of the United Nations General Assembly Hall at the UN Headquarters in New York. Geopolitics
Latin America Analyses

The US-China rivalry and Latin American geopolitics: from narrative to data

The geopolitics of Latin American countries reflects strategic positioning, not neutrality or non-alignment in the US–China rivalry.

By Ernesto Talvi, Gabriel Leiva García
27 Mar 2025 //
18 mins Reading time
The President of Argentina, Javier Milei, stands at the centre of Congress, delivering a speech during the opening of the 2025 legislative session. Surrounding him, legislators, officials, and authorities listen attentively to his words. The chamber is distinguished by its red curtains and Argentine flags hanging on the walls, framing the event. Milei plan
Latin America Analyses

The Milei plan: collision course or on to the promised land?

An IMF agreement is key to the Milei plan, which could transform the current scheme into an orderly transition to a sustainable model.

By Ernesto Talvi
06 Mar 2025 //
12 mins Reading time
Flags of the European Union (blue with a circle of yellow stars) and Mexico (tricolour with green, white, and red stripes, featuring a coat of arms with an eagle and a serpent) at the 25th Meeting of the Mexico-European Union Joint Parliamentary Committee in 2018. Mexico
Latin America Analyses

The new EU-Mexico agreement: the EU fast-tracks integration with Latin America

Mexico and the EU consolidate their strategic association with a modernised agreement that expands economic opportunities.

By Juan Carlos Baker, Antoni Estevadeordal, Ernesto Talvi
03 Feb 2025 //
14 mins Reading time
A series of solar panels installed on a hillside near the city of Ovalle (Chile) set against a rural landscape with distant mountains under the clear blue sky of Monte Patria. Colombia and Chile
Climate and energy Analyses

Exploring where and how to strengthen EU-LAC cooperation on climate action and the just energy transition: a focus on Colombia and Chile

EU partnerships with Colombia and Chile aim to strengthen cooperation, promote a just energy transition, and address climate challenges.

By Guy Edwards
23 Jan 2025 //
41 mins Reading time
Detail of the Summit of Presidents of the Member States and Associate States of MERCOSUR in Montevideo (Uruguay), where participants are seated around a large conference table in a formal room, with the flags of MERCOSUR countries in the background, on 6 December 2024. EU-Mercosur
Latin America Analyses

EU-MERCOSUR: a platform for a new era of transatlantic (and intra-regional Latin American) integration?

The EU-Mercosur agreement boosts tariff reduction and strengthens a strategic relationship between the two regions.

By Juan Carlos Berganza, Rodolfo G. Campos, Antoni Estevadeordal, Ernesto Talvi, Jacopo Timini
14 Jan 2025 //
6 mins Reading time
Second-generation ethanol production plant at Bonfim Bioenergy Park, Guariba, São Paulo, with heavy machinery in the foreground. Mercosur-EU agreement
Climate and energy Experts Comments

The Mercosur-EU agreement as a model for open decarbonisation

Mercosur-EU agreement transforms global trade by prioritising clean energy, sustainable industrial chains and joint climate goals.

By Gonzalo Escribano
07 Jan 2025 //
8 mins Reading time
Low view of the façade of the building of the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic with a blue and white Argentine flag flying under a clear sky. Stabilisation plan
Latin America Analyses

The Argentine stabilisation plan: a complex work of monetary and exchange rate engineering

Hybrid monetary policies and exchange rate controls underpin the stabilisation plan, balancing inflation control with economic challenges.

By Ernesto Talvi, Sofía Harguindeguy
19 Dec 2024 //
14 mins Reading time
From left to right: Javier Milei, Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou, Ursula von der Leyen, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Santiago Peña in Montevideo (Uruguay), following an agreement reached during the 2024 EU-Mercosur negotiations. In the background, the flags of the European Union and Mercosur can be seen. EU-MERCOSUR Agreement
Technology and economics Analyses

Twenty-five years later, white smoke for the EU-MERCOSUR Agreement

After 25 years of negotiations, the EU-MERCOSUR Agreement will boost economic and political ties between Europe and Latin America.

By Enrique Feás, Carlos Malamud, Federico Steinberg, Ernesto Talvi
17 Dec 2024 //
13 mins Reading time
Close-up of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo engraved on the façade of its headquarters building in Washington (USA). IMF
Latin America Analyses

A decisive moment for Argentina’s Stabilisation Plan: now it’s the IMF’s turn

Argentina needs IMF support in the next phase of its Stabilisation Plan to ensure stability and consolidate its achievements.

By Ernesto Talvi, Sofía Harguindeguy
03 Dec 2024 //
14 mins Reading time

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Digital illustration featuring a map of Latin America as seen from space, in shades of blue with connected lines and dots representing a technological network against a dark background.

Reimagining Latin American health systems in the digital era

November 5, 2025

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Seminar ‘The future of the transatlantic relationship: views from Washington and Madrid’

October 31, 2025

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Presentation of the Elcano Policy Paper ‘Reimagining Latin American health systems in the digital era’

October 27, 2025

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