WTF is Going on in Latin America & the Caribbean: Argentina-BRICS, CELAC and the OAS

Today’s Episode: Argentina-BRICS, CELAC and the OAS Guest: Franco Metaza,Director-General for Foreign Affairs of the Argentina National Senate. Guest Bio: Franco Metaza is a political activist of Argentina. He is involved in the peronist-kirchnerista movement of “La Campora”. He has a degree in Government and International Relations. He did his degree thesis on the Mercosur Parliament. He has held different positions related to international relations in the General Secretary of Argentina Presidency, Chamber of Representatives and the National Bank of Argentina. He participated in several G20 summits leading the youth delegation from his country (Mexico 2012, Russia 2013, Australia 2014). He is currently pursuing a PhD in Defense. Background: “While the White House was thinking about what else to turn off in the world, ban or spoil, Argentina and Iran applied to join the BRICS,“ Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.