Argentina's Energy Strategy in a Multipolar World: Opportunities and Challenges in Relations with BRICS Countries

This article analyses Argentina's energy strategy in the context of a multipolar international order, focusing on its relationship with the BRICS countries. It examines Argentina's role as a supplier of strategic energy resources and as a recipient of foreign direct investment from China,...

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Autores principales: Fiore Viani, Gonzalo, Juste, Stella
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Publicado: Centro de Estudios en Relaciones Internacionales de Rosario, CERIR 2026
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Argentina
BRICS
Estrategia Energética
Sur Global
Asimetría Estructural
Energy Strategy
Global South
Structural Asymmetry
Acceso en línea:https://revista-mici.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revistamici/article/view/200
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spelling I15-R209-article-2002026-01-02T00:24:53Z Argentina's Energy Strategy in a Multipolar World: Opportunities and Challenges in Relations with BRICS Countries La estrategia energética de Argentina en el mundo multipolar: oportunidades y desafíos en la relación con los países del bloque BRICS Fiore Viani, Gonzalo Juste, Stella Argentina BRICS Estrategia Energética Sur Global Asimetría Estructural Argentina BRICS Energy Strategy Global South Structural Asymmetry This article analyses Argentina's energy strategy in the context of a multipolar international order, focusing on its relationship with the BRICS countries. It examines Argentina's role as a supplier of strategic energy resources and as a recipient of foreign direct investment from China, Russia, Brazil, India and South Africa. The central hypothesis is that this insertion occurs within a framework of structural asymmetric interdependence. In this framework, China leads the control of the lithium chain, Russia plays a dominant role in nuclear technology, and Brazil exercises regional influence in hydrocarbons. This limits Argentina's margins of strategic autonomy. Drawing on contributions from international political economy, the theoretical approach uses concepts such as structural power, relative autonomy, and multipolarity to explain how energy  dynamics  reflect  unequal  power  relations.  The  qualitative  methodology combines source analysis with case studies representative of Argentina's bilateral relations with China, Russia and Brazil. This article contributes to the debate on the role of intermediate powers in the Global South in disputes over resources and leadership in the energy transition. El presente artículo analiza la estrategia energética de Argentina en el contexto de un orden internacional multipolar, con foco en su relación con los países del bloque BRICS. El objetivo es examinar el rol de Argentina como proveedor de recursos energéticos estratégicos y como receptor de inversiones extranjeras directas por parte de China, Rusia, Brasil, India y Sudáfrica. La hipótesis central sostiene que esta inserción se desarrolla en un marco de interdependencia asimétrica estructural, en el que China lidera el control de la cadena del litio, Rusia posee un rol dominante en tecnología nuclear y Brasil ejerce influencia regional en hidrocarburos, lo que limita los márgenes de autonomía estratégica argentina. El abordaje teórico se apoya en aportes de la economía política internacional y conceptos como poder estructural, autonomía relativa y multipolaridad, para explicar cómo las dinámicas energéticas reflejan relaciones de poder desiguales. La metodología es cualitativa, con análisis de fuentes combinada con estudio de casos representativos de los vínculos bilaterales con China, Rusia y Brasil. El artículo busca contribuir al debate sobre el lugar de los poderes intermedios del Sur Global en la disputa por recursos y liderazgo en la transición energética. Centro de Estudios en Relaciones Internacionales de Rosario, CERIR 2026-01-02 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf https://revista-mici.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revistamici/article/view/200 Revista Integración y Cooperación Internacional; Núm. 42 (2026); 47-63 1852-9798 spa https://revista-mici.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revistamici/article/view/200/141 Derechos de autor 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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topic Argentina
BRICS
Estrategia Energética
Sur Global
Asimetría Estructural
Argentina
BRICS
Energy Strategy
Global South
Structural Asymmetry
spellingShingle Argentina
BRICS
Estrategia Energética
Sur Global
Asimetría Estructural
Argentina
BRICS
Energy Strategy
Global South
Structural Asymmetry
Fiore Viani, Gonzalo
Juste, Stella
Argentina's Energy Strategy in a Multipolar World: Opportunities and Challenges in Relations with BRICS Countries
topic_facet Argentina
BRICS
Estrategia Energética
Sur Global
Asimetría Estructural
Argentina
BRICS
Energy Strategy
Global South
Structural Asymmetry
author Fiore Viani, Gonzalo
Juste, Stella
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Juste, Stella
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title Argentina's Energy Strategy in a Multipolar World: Opportunities and Challenges in Relations with BRICS Countries
title_short Argentina's Energy Strategy in a Multipolar World: Opportunities and Challenges in Relations with BRICS Countries
title_full Argentina's Energy Strategy in a Multipolar World: Opportunities and Challenges in Relations with BRICS Countries
title_fullStr Argentina's Energy Strategy in a Multipolar World: Opportunities and Challenges in Relations with BRICS Countries
title_full_unstemmed Argentina's Energy Strategy in a Multipolar World: Opportunities and Challenges in Relations with BRICS Countries
title_sort argentina's energy strategy in a multipolar world: opportunities and challenges in relations with brics countries
description This article analyses Argentina's energy strategy in the context of a multipolar international order, focusing on its relationship with the BRICS countries. It examines Argentina's role as a supplier of strategic energy resources and as a recipient of foreign direct investment from China, Russia, Brazil, India and South Africa. The central hypothesis is that this insertion occurs within a framework of structural asymmetric interdependence. In this framework, China leads the control of the lithium chain, Russia plays a dominant role in nuclear technology, and Brazil exercises regional influence in hydrocarbons. This limits Argentina's margins of strategic autonomy. Drawing on contributions from international political economy, the theoretical approach uses concepts such as structural power, relative autonomy, and multipolarity to explain how energy  dynamics  reflect  unequal  power  relations.  The  qualitative  methodology combines source analysis with case studies representative of Argentina's bilateral relations with China, Russia and Brazil. This article contributes to the debate on the role of intermediate powers in the Global South in disputes over resources and leadership in the energy transition.
publisher Centro de Estudios en Relaciones Internacionales de Rosario, CERIR
publishDate 2026
url https://revista-mici.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revistamici/article/view/200
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