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- Title
Et diplomatisk puslespil – lukningen af den danske ambassade i Argentina.
- Authors
KANSAGER, LINNEA KRISTINE; DIDRIKSEN HOLCK, ANNE SIMONE; DROST, KATE WU
- Abstract
The announcement in 2021, that Denmark intended to close its embassy in Argentina the 31st of july 2022, sparked confusion in both countries, especially due to the execution of a royal state visit in 2019. Based on 30 interviews and a document analysis, we have found, that the decision to close the embassy is the result of a budgetary famine in the Danish foreign service, as well as a political and bureaucratic downprioritization of South America, where Argentina at the time was especially vulnerable, due to a downturn in their economy. A decisive factor, however, was the COVID-19 pandemic, which worsened the Argentinian economy and created uncertainty in the economic data, which the decision was based on. All in all, these factors created the perfect storm of conditions that led to the decision to close a representation in a country, where Denmark seemingly has sufficient economic and political interests to maintain an embassy.
- Subjects
ARGENTINA; DENMARK; VISITS of state; ECONOMIC uncertainty; DIPLOMATIC &; consular service; COVID-19 pandemic; ECONOMIC statistics
- Publication
Økonomi & Politik, 2022, Vol 95, Issue 2, p123
- ISSN
0030-1906
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7146/okonomiogpolitik.v95i2.134210