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Dossier September 2025

Argentina at the Crossroads.

Situated in the southern cone of Latin America, Argentina holds a position of significant strategic importance. With an area exceeding 2.7 million square kilometres, it is the second-largest country on the continent after Brazil. It overlooks the South Atlantic Ocean for almost five thousand kilometres and borders Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil and Uruguay, thus being…

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Cultural and religious diversity.

The country is a characterised by extraordinary cultural and social diversity. The Argentine population is predominantly of European origin, with approximately 85-90% of the inhabitants descending from immigrants, mainly Italians and Spaniards, who arrived between the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. This makes Argentina one of the countries in…

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Diversified Economy.

Argentina presents itself as a country with much potential, but held back by structural weaknesses that have limited its development for decades. The economy is formally diversified, and agriculture, industry and services contribute significantly to the GDP. However, the agri-food sector is the main driver of exports, with soy, corn and wheat constituting the backbone…

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Polarised Politics.

Argentina is a federal republic with a presidential system where the President of the Nation exercises executive power and is simultaneously head of state and government. The legislative power is bicameral, with a Senate and a Chamber of Deputies, while the judiciary is formally independent, although in recent decades it has often shown signs of…

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Advocacy

Besjana Guri and Olsi Nika. To protect a wild river.

The campaign to safeguard the Vjosa River from a surge in hydropower dam projects led to its historic designation as the Vjosa Wild River National…

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Baobab

The Wisdom of Kalaga.

On that day, an elephant, a mouse, a woman, and a thief appeared before Kalaga, who was seated in court to hear the grievances of his subjects…

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Youth & Mission

The Jubilee. The Voice of Youth.

We met some of the young people who had come to Rome for the Youth Jubilee.  (July 28 – August 3). The underground, streets, buses, and bars…

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