A report of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) on beliefs, on this occasion linked to the Argentina’s relationship with the worldshowed in his results that USA is the country with which most Argentines believe that we must relatewith a 33%.
Secondly, with a 19%they believe that Brazil is the right country to keep solid and priority relationshipsand in third place appears Spain with a 10%a single point above Chinawhich appears fourth with the 9%.
According to the report, there is a notable change in perceptions regarding 2023 in the growth of Spain (from 3% in 2023 to 10% in 2024) and China (from 5% to 9% in the same period).
Regarding this, he states: “This promotion reflects the increasing importance that Argentines give to these countrieseither because of its cultural proximity, in the case of Spain, or because of its economic and commercial relevance, in the case of China.”
Regarding the result evidenced in the positions of the United States and Brazil, There were no changes compared to the previous year’s report. According to the UBA “both countries represent clear choices: the first with its global influence, and the second with a regional connection evident”.
“These data reveal a more diverse and complex map of international prioritieswhere traditional relations with the West and regional ties still predominate, but begin to coexist with a greater interest in other powers global,” he says.
He then defines that “this change could be marking a redesign in the way Argentine society views its place in the world and its strategic alliances for the future”.
Dividing the questioning partisanly, the 52% of Together for Change (JxC) and the 49% of Freedom Advances (LLA) chose USAbeing the most selected. Instead, since Union for the Homeland (UxP), the one that received the greatest number of votes is Brazil, with 34%.
The report then asks which country the majority would like Argentina to be like. Over there the United States also winswith the same 33%but Secondly, a kinship with Spain is soughtwhich obtained the 19% of the answers.
Given the responses, the report highlights: “An interesting point is the low percentage of respondents choosing China as a role model: 3%. This contrasts with its position in the ranking of countries with which Argentina should relate, where it occupies fourth place.”
The image about the regional blocks
When questioned about how they view the different blocs, the European Union is the one that maintains the greatest positivity in its image, with a 62% in your favor. He 20% has one “very good” image, and the 52% a “good”.
Secondly, it is positioned Spain with a 65% of positivity, and in third place the United States, with a 62%. The box closes it China with the 57% in your favor, and finally Israelwith a 38%.
In this regard, for the report, “The parity in the assessment of the two great world powers is surprising, United States and China. “The United States has a 62% positive image, while China reaches 57% (17% very good and 40% good).”
Partisanly, Spain is the one that registers the most homogeneity among the three main forces. Meanwhile, the European Union prevails in Together for Change and China in Union for the Homeland.
For its part, In the United States and Israel, JxC and LLA stand out almost at the same height. According to the UBA, a marked “partisan nuance” is reflected here.
The vision about Argentina
As for the local visionamong all the economies in the world, respondents consider that the country is “middle of the board”. the average of the responses places Argentina in 110th placeon a scale from 1 to 200.
The consideration is low, since in real life, beyond perceptions, ““The World Bank places the Argentine economy in 24th place among 188 countries.”. Likewise, it is the third in Latin Americaonly behind Mexico and Brazil.
The report concludes by stating that “the majority of respondents express a preference for the Western world. We are part and we want to look like the west before the east“.
“This aspirational preference It is located on the European continent. This is seen in the vision and place occupied by the European Union (one of the main regional blocs in the world) and Spain in the beliefs of Argentinians,” he continues.
He then asserts that “in terms of bilateral and foreign relations with other countries, we detect a important practical and strategic convenience“, although it also determines that “the social reading on countries also has a fairly clear contrasting partisan lens.”
The complete UBA report
Source: Ambito
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