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An impulse for dialogue between Argentina and Uruguay

By Pablo Mieres (for Safe Democracy)

Pablo Mieres analyzes the mediating role of Spain in the conflict between Argentina and Uruguay over the installation of two cellulose factories along the banks of the river that divides them. In Mieres’ opinion, the dispute –which has been presented to the Hague and is starting to affect diverse sectors– may have some hopes for resolution now that the first timid steps have been taken at the meeting in Madrid.

Fernando Lugo: From bishop to president?

By Ricardo Israel Z. (for Safe Democracy)

Ricardo Israel Z. analyzes the ex Bishop Fernando Lugo’s candidacy for president of Paraguay and writes that while elections have been easily predictable for the large part of the country’s history, a new element of uncertainty has risen with Lugo. The ex Bishop is not an unknown, having a recognized history in the most excluded sectors.

Lessons from a war

By Fabian Bosoer (for Safe Democracy)

Fabian Bosoer analyzes the Malvinas/Falklands War, drawing modern day lessons from the 1982 policy blunder. In Bosoer’s opinion, the Malvinas War is a philosopher’s stone into Argentina’s history, enabling the study and understanding of the insidious influence of authoritarian regimes, the abuse of secret diplomacy, and the difficulty of mutual trust between peripheral and core countries. Argentina may have lost its claim on the Malvinas Islands, but it won something even more important: a return to democracy.

Rewriting history into propaganda

Pedro G. Cavallero writes about Ch