OPINION & ANALYSIS The Davos rapture and Milei’s Nobel pitch 24-01-2026 07:38 The contours of a new world order are beginning to express themselves... by Agustino Fontevecchia
GEOPOLITICS – ANALYSIS Trump, the creator of chaos, takes the driver’s seat 17-01-2026 06:31 The might of the US military strength unleashed in Caracas serves as a powerful threat to Washington’s other geopolitical adversaries. by Agustino Fontevecchia
GEOPOLITICS The dictator, the imperialist and the new world order 10-01-2026 06:39 Seeing a strongman take the keys to the region’s socio-political-economic inclinations is ominously reminiscent of the darkest days of the recent past. It feels even more terrifying when the man with his finger on the button is Trump. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS – ANALYSIS The physics of power in Milei’s Argentina 26-12-2025 07:50 As the year enters its final stretch, spectators are looking to the Milei administration in order to figure out whether it will be able to deliver on multiple fronts, particularly whether it will manage to build a consensus in Congress. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Milei’s tactical retreat and the liquid contours of power 20-12-2025 08:48 Milei’s libertarians have grown in owned legislative muscle, they still need from circumstantial allies and provincial governors to pass legislation. by Agustino Fontevecchia
LATIN AMERICA & GEOPOLITICS Machado, Trump and the contradictions of removing Maduro by force 13-12-2025 05:18 What kind of guarantees can a region with a history of far-right military dictatorships get from a United States that has shelved the democracy agenda in favour of throwing around its economic and geopolitical might? by Agustino Fontevecchia
Politics & football ‘Tiny’ Tapia follows in the footsteps of ‘Don Julio’ 06-12-2025 06:37 Tapia and the AFA scandal sit at the centre of a web of connections looping in almost the entire political ecosystem. It is under scrutiny by investigative journalists and the Judiciary, with the United States also paying attention. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS – ANALYSIS High corruption in Argentina 29-11-2025 05:00 Two years into Javier Milei’s Presidency, there is a growing sense of impunity that by no means is his sole responsibility. It is reminiscent of moments of high corruption such as those seen in the latter Kirchnerite years. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS & CORRUPTION The absent leader strategy and Mr ‘Knee Head’ 22-11-2025 06:30 There’s an unwritten rule in Argentina’s politics that sometimes the leader has to remain absent. Javier Milei and some of his top-level officials appear to have taken a page from that playbook. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Libertarian bliss and Macri’s shadow 15-11-2025 05:40 Macri felt invincible in the aftermath of the 2017 midterm victory, as does the President today. But hubris is a dangerous ailment for victorious politicians. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS – ANALYSIS From abyss to Olympus – and back down? 08-11-2025 06:49 For the time being, Javier Milei has been returned to the political Olympus, his reformist mandate restored, along with his energy. The question now is, where do we go from here? by Agustino Fontevecchia
ELECTION 2025: ANALYSIS Two-faced Milei: a second chance, but also a risk for Argentina 01-11-2025 06:10 Will Milei take advantage of the opportunity he has been granted in order to pursue a constructive political and economic agenda? Or will he use his newfound power to double down on his plan with no corrections? by Agustino Fontevecchia
ELECTIONS 2025: ANALYSIS Milei, the two Caputos and the two anchors 25-10-2025 06:08 Milei and the two Caputos have the path laid out for them. The “two anchors” that will give them a future are tied to applying the necessary adaptations to the economic policy plan and creating the conditions for circumstantial legislative majorities. This situation appears possible under any electoral scenario, even a potent Peronist victory. by Agustino Fontevecchia
ANALYSIS On raucous outsiders and statesmen 18-10-2025 06:47 The Milei administration has shown time and time again they lack the capacity to build sustainable political alliances and that stubbornness on the economic front has led to the repetition of mistakes from the recent past. The President has shown that when political momentum is on his side, he abuses good fortune to castigate political opponents and preach cultural war. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS & CORRUPTION Espert for President! 11-10-2025 06:00 José Luis Espert’s fall from grace was dramatic, portentous. In just a few weeks, he went from one of the pillars of Javier Milei’s government to a political outcast. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS & CORRUPTION Espert's dirty financing 04-10-2025 06:45 On José Luis Espert’s ties with a suspected drug dealer and the libertarian obsession with coin. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Milei: From rockstar to beggar 27-09-2025 06:05 Milei has gone from international political rockstar to beggar in less than two years, following a similar trajectory to Mauricio Macri – only that the latter got bailed out after winning the midterm elections. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS – ANALYSIS ‘Golden boy’ Milei is beginning to look like Chile’s Boric 20-09-2025 06:34 The self-proclaimed first anarcho-capitalist president in world history is under siege. A tough defeat in local elections in Buenos Aires Province laid bare a situation of absolute precariousness, with both markets and the political class testing his resolve. by Agustino Fontevecchia
ELECTION 2025: ANALYSIS How Milei raised the bar and paid the price in Buenos Aires Province 13-09-2025 06:54 The market and the political ecosystem, seems to have recalibrated its expectations, putting further financial pressure on the government. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS & MEDIA Javier Milei and his sister hate journalism 06-09-2025 07:30 President Milei and sister Karina have gone on the offensive against the media and despite some backlash, there doesn’t seem to be any real consequences of getting a controversial judge to pass an unconstitutional ruling. by Agustino Fontevecchia
Politics & corruption Milei’s libertarian dream and the risks of Karina’s greed 30-08-2025 06:22 It seems as if the Milei administration has been participating in the “caste-like” behaviour it was mandated by its voters to eradicate. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS & CORRUPTION Greedy and corrupt libertarians? 23-08-2025 06:15 Smear campaign tactics are a defining characteristic of the Argentine political ecosystem during the electoral season. Corruption has risen as a preoccupation for everyday citizens, but it is still the economy that will determine whether or not Milei is successful. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Between heaven and hell 16-08-2025 06:22 As Milei and his economic team struggle to contain financial stress, his popularity and therefore expected electoral victory is under threat. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Civil war in the ‘iron triangle’ and the Scatturice ordeal 09-08-2025 06:34 A little less than three months out from the election, it is getting tense for the Milei administration and the country in general. The President is placing his political project on the line, knowing that he needs to deliver electorally if he wants to keep his re-election dreams alive. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Cúneo Libarona, Tim Ballard and the freak show 04-08-2025 18:54 One of the connective threads behind the multiple scandals faced by Milei and his top officials is CPAC, the conservative think tank that counts with the Argentine President and Donald Trump as some of its highest- profile members. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS - ANALYSIS Dirty politics in Buenos Aires Province and the risk of violence 28-07-2025 15:12 Libertarian coalition sparked the implosion and successive fragmentation of Argentina’s dysfunctional political system. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Caputo’s ‘buy ‘em up champ’ and Milei’s ‘Epstein moment’ 20-07-2025 17:32 Leonardo Scaturicce is said to have been instrumental in staffing the DGI tax office which remains under operational control of Santiago Caputo, as does the SIDE spy agency. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Corruption claims and political miscalculations 12-07-2025 06:16 The Milei government must defend its hard-fought macroeconomic stability at all costs, at least until the election. That’s why Caputo and Milei went on the offensive, making the rounds with their typical, friendly interviewers to accuse provincial governors and the opposition at large of seeking to destabilise the government. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Anti-Milei sentiment growing among Argentina’s elites 05-07-2025 06:38 There’s a growing feeling among certain groups of elites that the Milei administration will fail at some point in the near future. by Agustino Fontevecchia
opinion and analysis Carnal relations 28-06-2025 06:01 Halfway between the ‘Conurbano’ and World War III. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Dissidence will be treated as treason 21-06-2025 05:59 A leader as experienced as Cristina Fernández de Kirchner knows there is no time to waste, as the window of opportunity could quickly close. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Chronicle of a guilty sentence foretold 14-06-2025 06:34 There is an unwritten rule that the Supreme Court does not intervene in electoral processes. But something different happened here, forcing the tribunal to rule and accept it would be questioned for blocking one of Argentina’s most popular politicians from running. Internal rumblings of the highest political order as the triumvirate attempts to mask its fractures. by Agustino Fontevecchia
Politics – Analysis Damocles’ sword and a Mexican stand-off in the Province 07-06-2025 06:26 Argentina’s Supreme Court has driven itself into a corner. It’s sitting on one of the most consequential rulings in the nation’s political history. by Agustino Fontevecchia
Politics – Analysis From ‘Caputito’ to ‘Fat Dan’ – weird scenes of digital disinformation 31-05-2025 06:39 Milei and his digital pit-bulls appeal to freedom of expression while relying on manipulative and even false information to get their message across, while fostering censorship and hate of the traditional media. Freedom of speech for those who express the same kind of things as me, censorship for the rest. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Battle royale 24-05-2025 06:27 Politically, Milei is the son of fragmentation. Now, he’s consolidating his forces thanks to the weakness of dispersed opponents. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS – ANALYSIS More to lose than to win 16-05-2025 10:15 In the City, the battle for first place is less interesting than the struggle between the Mileis and the Macris. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS & COMMUNICATION Milei: Hate, peace, Popes and social media 10-05-2025 07:21 The Milei administration built its strength on synthetic power and effectively navigated the first part of the presidency. With the campaign fully underway, La Libertad Avanza will once again rely on their not-so-secret weapon. by Agustino Fontevecchia
REMEMBRANCE Everyone needs to go to Auschwitz-Birkenau 25-04-2025 14:00 At this potentially dark hour, the Holocaust should serve as a message of what could lie ahead, if we continue fan the flames of hatred and fear. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS & ECONOMY – ANALYSIS Milei dreams of re-election – with IMF's help 19-04-2025 06:00 Whether signing an IMF deal represents a “day of liberation” or one of mourning, it lifts a cloud of uncertainty and allows the political ecosystem to focus on upcoming elections. by Agustino Fontevecchia
Global politics – Analysis Trump, Milei and how to lose the trust of markets and voters 12-04-2025 05:37 Trump stepped back from the edge, at least momentarily, even though he is keeping his finger on the trigger. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS & ECONOMY – ANALYSIS Milei: a tourist in Mar-a-Lago 05-04-2025 06:10 As Donald Trump rattles up the world with his tariffs, things are heating up domestically for President Javier Milei. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Tales of the blue (dollar) 29-03-2025 06:11 Milei and Caputo have promised to lift the 'cepo' currency controls. It won’t signal the end of the 'blue,' but it should reduce its importance and the wild fluctuations that voraciously mint millionaires and, at the same speed, erase their fortunes. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Political hegemony turning to pathetic circus 22-03-2025 07:14 Market jitters have pushed the government into a defensive posture, in which Economy Minister Luis ‘Toto’ Caputo appears to have involuntarily flamed the fans of devaluation. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Violence and institutional informality 15-03-2025 07:29 There are serious questions as to what happened on the streets outside Congress, but it clearly helped to distract the attention away from what was going on inside Congress and in the troubled port city of Bahía Blanca. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICAL ANALYSIS Challenging Milei’s ‘iron triangle’ 08-03-2025 06:00 The Donald holds the keys to Milei’s future. by Agustino Fontevecchia
ANALYSIS Milei feels the heat of the $LIBRA scandal 01-03-2025 07:18 Milei is doubling down. Not only does he deny any wrongdoing, he’s also trying to push forward with his own agenda. by Agustino Fontevecchia
‘Cryptogate’ scandal $LIBRA: Javier Milei’s black swan moment 22-02-2025 06:59 The case is scandalous from all angles and while Milei will probably manage to survive and even thrive in its aftermath, the reputational damage is done. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS & ECONOMY – ANALYSIS Milei’s week of fury 15-02-2025 06:05 The market has doubts as to whether Milei and Caputo can sustain what is clearly a super strong peso, forcing them to come out publicly to defend their policy choices. The level of aggression with which they have defended their position suggests that the risks to their strategy are real. by Agustino Fontevecchia
Politics – Analysis Milei the copycat 08-02-2025 06:06 Pegging Argentina’s foreign policy to the United States is a risky strategy. by Agustino Fontevecchia
OPINION & ANALYSIS Milei and Trump: On Nazis, outsiders and politicians 25-01-2025 06:21 Trump’s re-election blows wind into the sails of the new right, which is seeking to absolutely dismantle progressivism. by Agustino Fontevecchia
