Catholic Church: Moving mountains
Pope Francis faces a challenge to the Church's commitment to the rural poor and the environment, especially in Argentina. Will it challenge the power of the big mining corporations?
Argentina: explosion in land conflicts
Almost a quarter of the country's farming families are involved in a land dispute, largely because of the massive takeover of land by the soy plantations.
The new face of Latin American farming
Vast tracts of land are being taken over by powerful investors, many of them from Latin America. Such is the pace, says development expert, Cristobal Kay, that the continent is being transformed before our eyes.
True Crimes: Rodolfo Walsh
Rodolfo Walsh was an extraordinary Argentinian journalist, author and political activist. This biography details a life more exciting than the plot of any of the novels he wrote.
Argentina’s army sent napalm to Bolivia for use against Che Guevara
Brazilian military documents reveal that in 1967 Argentina's military government sent napalm bombs to Bolivia to be used against guerrillas led by Ernesto Che Guevara.
Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA)
The Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) is a non-profit organization which works to promote the common interests of the hemisphere and encourage the formulation of rational and constructive US policies toward Latin America.
Argentina Research Network UK (ARN)
The Argentina Research Network UK (ARN) brings together academics, researchers and postgraduate students from a wide range of disciplines who share a research interest in Argentina.
Che wants to see you
Ciro Bustos was an Argentine guerrilla who accompanied Che Guevara in his doomed Bolivian adventure in 1967. LAB's editor Javier Farje spoke to him during a brief visit to London. Video and blog. In Spanish
Argentina — the use of the land
In a hard-hitting article, two Argentine analysts criticise the government's land policies, with their emphasis on exports, mining, and oil and gas exploitation (including fracking). Indigenous resistance has led to 12 deaths in the past three years.
Solidarity with Snowden, Manning and Assange
Declaration by the Continental Coordinating Committee of Social Movements in ALBA in solidarity with Snowden, Manning and Assange