Argentina Applies for NATO Partner Status: A Geopolitical Realignment?

Argentina’s application for NATO partnership status has to be understood in the context of the country's historical and geopolitical alignments, as well as its identity and relationship with Global North partners. In this paper, I consider the motifs of Argentina’s application, the context of Argentinian geopolitical realignment, and the impacts that it will have on Argentina’s foreign relations and extant foreign policy challenges.