Publications

Meeting Reports Find publications related to seminars, conferences and events hosted by "Argentina @ The Wilson Center" in Washington D.C. and Buenos Aires.

Argentina-US Bilateral Relations: Past and Present Woodrow Wilson Center Report on the Americas - Report # 10 On December 4, 2003, the Latin American Program and the Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales co-sponsored a second conference on “Argentina-United States Bilateral Relations: An Historical Perspective and Future Challenges,” held at the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina. The first panel dealt with the current Argentina-US bilateral relations and the future challenges. The panelists discussed US-Argentina bilateral relations during Néstor Kirchner’s presidency. The second panel evaluated a new perspective on Argentina-US bilateral relations, given the declassification of 4677 documents about the dirty war period that were kept in the US Embassy in Buenos Aires. The declassification was ordered by the State Department on August 20, 2002; and new documents were then declassified in November 2003. This book contains an edited version of the panelists’ presentations. Panelists included John Dinges, Columbia University; Carlos Osorio, National Security Archive; Horacio Verbitsky, CELS; Ariel Armony, Colby College; Agustín Colombo Sierra, Argentine Ministry of Foreign Relations; Roberto Russell, Torcuato Di Tella University; Mark Falcoff, American Enterprise Institute; and Diana Tussie FLACSO – Argentina. The book was launched in Buenos Aires on May 2004; during a conference on these issues held in Argentina. You can download the book's table of contents, preface, and introduction. Please contact the Latin American Program if you are interested in a copy of the book.

Argentina - United States Bilateral Relations. An Historical Perspective and Future Challenges Woodrow Wilson Center Report on the Americas - Report # 8 On March 5, 2003, the Latin American Program and the Cold War International History Project held a conference on “Argentina-United States Bilateral Relations: An Historical Perspective and Future Challenges.” The first panel dealt with the current Argentina-US bilateral relations and the future challenges. The panelists discussed the US-Argentina tight alliance during the Carlos Menem Administration, its effects on the country’s position in international affairs, and possible internal and foreign policies to increase Argentina’s relevance in the international arena. The second panel evaluated a new perspective on Argentina-US bilateral relations, given the declassification of 4677 documents about the dirty war period that were kept in the US Embassy in Buenos Aires. The declassification was ordered by the State Department on August 20, 2002. This book contains an edited version of the panelists presentations. Panelists included Juan Gabriel Tokatlián, San Andrés University; Mark Falcoff, American Enterprise Institute; Beatriz Nofal, Eco-Axis and a former Under-Secretary of Industry and Trade; Carlos Osorio, National Security Archive; Carlos Sersale di Cerisano, former director general for human rights in the Argentine Foreign Ministry; Kathryn Sikkink, University of Minnesota; John Dinges, Columbia University School of Journalism; F. A. “Tex” Harris, a political officer in the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires at the height of the dirty war; and María José Guembe, Center for Legal and Social Studies (CELS). The book was launched in Buenos Aires on December 4, 2003; during a conference on these issues held in Argentina. Please see the Event Summary for further information on this event. You can download the book from this website. Please contact the Latin American Program if you are interested in a hard copy of the book.

Rethinking Argentina: Before December 2001, and Beyond April 2003 Woodrow Wilson Center Reports on the Americas - Report # 7 On April 3, 2003, the Argentina Project together with two Argentine scholars at the Woodrow Wilson Center organized a meeting to discuss the current situation in Argentina. The idea of the seminar was to evaluate the country’s situation, not only considering the economic and political chaos surrounding Fernando de la Rua’s resignation in December 2001; and to present alternative avenues to reconstruct Argentine economy and society. The participants discussed economic policies, Argentina’s position in world affairs, Argentine democracy and political parties, culture, education, human rights and civil society. The open discussion led to this publication, which is an edited version of the conversation that took place at the Wilson Center. The book was launched in Buenos Aires on October 21, 2003. The book launch consisted of an open discussion on Argentina's situation by three prestigious Argentine journalists: Nelson Castro, TN; Martín Granovsky, Página/12; and Joaquín Morales Solá, La Nación. The book's editors, Hector Schamis and Ariel Armony, and Joseph S. Tulchin, participated in the discussion as well. You can download the book's table of contents, preface, and introduction. Please contact the Latin American Program if you are interested in a copy of the book.

Políticas de Defensa: Desafíos Externos y Restricciones Internas - Special Report The Latin American Program organized a conference at the San Andrés University in Buenos Aires on September 26, 2002. This Special Report includes edited versions of the panelists' presentations. The first panel was on "Cooperation and Defense: Institutional Transparency." The panelists were John Cope, National Defense University; Graciela Romer, University of Buenos Aires; and General Daniel Manuel Raimundes, Argentine Armed Forces. The commentator was Joseph S. Tulchin, WWICS. The second panel explored the regional perspective on the role of the Armed Forces, on the new threats to security, and on public security. The panelists were Lilian Bobea, FLACSO-Dominican Republic; Luis Bitencourt, Brazil Project, WWICS; Cristina Eguizabal, Ford Foundation. The commentator was Carlos Basombrío, Vice Minister of Interior, Peru. The third panel analyzed the role of the Armed Forces, the new threats to security, and public security from an Argentine perspective. Panelists included Enrique Peruzzottii, Torcuato Di Tella University; General Aníbal Laíño, National Defense School; and Rut Diamint, WWICS.

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