{"id":3011,"title":"The Crossroads: Argentina","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/de\/globalization\/the-crossroads-argentina\/","date":"11. Juni 2015","date_unix":1434024654,"date_modified_unix":1434024654,"date_iso":"2015-06-11T12:10:54+00:00","content":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2015\/06\/Titel-Crossroads-BETA.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3067\" src=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2015\/06\/Titel-Crossroads-BETA.jpg\" alt=\"Titel Crossroads BETA\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2015\/06\/Titel-Crossroads-BETA.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2015\/06\/Titel-Crossroads-BETA-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2015\/06\/Titel-Crossroads-BETA-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2015\/06\/Titel-Crossroads-BETA-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2015\/06\/Titel-Crossroads-BETA-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2015\/06\/Titel-Crossroads-BETA-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">It is easy to steer a government when things are going well. But what happens when conditions start to deteriorate? When the path becomes less clear? What happens when countries face that fork in the road?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>The Crossroads <\/em>is a new video series from the Bertelsmann Foundation\u2019s Global Economic Dynamics team that focuses on decisive moments for different economies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Our first episode, <em>The Crossroads: Argentina<\/em>, focuses on a country facing turbulent economic conditions and an ongoing debt crisis just as it prepares for crucial presidential elections in October 2015.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Featuring commentary from top diplomats, former cabinet members, advisors to the presidential campaigns, leading economists and consultants\u2014as well as analysis from Bertelsmann Foundation Latin America specialist Samuel George\u2014these videos offer new perspective on the Argentine drama.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">It\u2019s decision time. Which way will Argentina go?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Part I\u2014The Crossroads: Argentina<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"postContentEmbed\">\n<div class=\"embedContainer embedContainer--video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Decision Time in Buenos Aires - The Crossroads Argentina (Pt.1)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/KgGm3zuz80U?list=PL1uxfpsZZK-zw81MbmN0TyjT-4y68_cbu\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Many of Argentina\u2019s current dilemmas stem from the government\u2019s inability to close the door on the 2001 financial crisis. In Part 2 of <em>The Crossroads, <\/em>we look at Argentina\u2019s ongoing conflict with bond holders who refuse to accept the terms of debt restructuring following the 2001 default.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Part 2\u2014The Debt Crisis<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"postContentEmbed\">\n<div class=\"embedContainer embedContainer--video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Argentina &amp; The Holdouts - Dumbest Default in History? The Crossroads Argentina (Pt. 2)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/u9ie7x8-Awk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Finally, we look to the future. With an eye on upcoming presidential elections, we consider the pathways available to a country that must choose a new direction.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Part 3 \u2013 What\u2019s Next?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[iframe &#8222;&lt;iframe width=&#8220;560&#8243; height=&#8220;315&#8243; src=&#8220;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iuZCQH8-IeM?list=PL1uxfpsZZK-zw81MbmN0TyjT-4y68_cbu&#8220; frameborder=&#8220;0&#8243; allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;&#8220;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for tuning in! And keep an eye out for <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bertelsmann-stiftung.de\/globaleurope\/2015\/07\/20\/the-crossroads-cuba\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Crossroads: Cuba <\/em><\/a>coming in August 2015!<\/p>\n","excerpt":"<p>The Crossroads is a new video series from the GED team that focuses on decisive moments for different economies. In our first episode we take a look at Argentina, a country facing turbulent economic conditions and an ongoing debt crisis just as it prepares for crucial presidential elections in October 2015.<\/p>\n","thumbnail":null,"thumbnailsquare":null,"authors":[{"id":309,"name":"Samuel George","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/de\/blogger\/samuel-george\/"}],"categories":[{"id":152,"name":"Globalization","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/category\/globalization\/"}],"tags":[{"id":155,"name":"Videos","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/tag\/videos\/"}]}