TV & STREAMING ‘There are many Menems – it’s hard to know which one he is’ 16-07-2025 13:02 Director Ariel Winograd and actor Leonardo Sbaraglia discuss the new Prime Video original series about former president Carlos Menem. by Juan Manuel Dominguez
TV & STREAMING New Carlos Menem series hits the small screen 09-07-2025 17:09 Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service premieres new series about Argentina’s former president Carlos Menem, who led the nation from 1989 to 1999, on Independence Day.
DECLASSIFICATION DRIVE Argentina opens up secret Nazi fugitive files to public 28-04-2025 12:19 On orders of President Javier Milei, General Archive of the Nation releases 1,850 files on activities of Nazi fugitives in Argentina; Files, now accessible to the public online, include details of banking operations, intelligence reports and more.
BEYOND THE HEADLINES The Ides of March 15-03-2025 07:21 While conspiracy theories are wildly fashionable in today’s world, accidents can also happen. by Michael Soltys
BEYOND THE HEADLINES Carnal relations and the forces of heaven 01-02-2025 06:05 The Menem Presidency was the closest thing to providing a template for the disruptive novelty of Milei’s administration but the return of Trump to the White House invites new comparisons. by Michael Soltys
ANALYSING ARGENTINA Milei, Reagan and the 20% enemy rule 21-12-2024 05:07 President Milei seems to be inverting Ronald Reagan’s equation – as in, disagree 20 percent of the time with me, and you are 80 percent my enemy. by Marcelo J. García
BEYOND THE HEADLINES Is there life after presidency? 10-08-2024 05:12 If vice-presidents have historically been a pebble in the shoe for heads of state, ex-presidents have also been a factor worthy of mention. by Michael Soltys
HUMAN RIGHTS IACHR holds Argentina responsible for for failings over AMIA attack 14-06-2024 17:07 Top human rights court deems Argentine state responsible for not preventing, nor properly investigating, the lethal 1994 terrorist attack on the AMIA Jewish community centre.
CRIME & SECURITY Islamic association decries vandalism of Carlos Menem Sr and Jr tombs 16-02-2024 10:05 Tombs of former president Carlos Menem and his son Carlos Jr vandalised along with 100 other graves at the Buenos Aires Islamic Cemetery.
A WALK THROUGH HISTORY How Argentina arrived to 40 years of democracy 09-12-2023 09:31 From Raúl Alfonsín to Alberto Fernández, a breathless, compressed account of how Argentina traversed four decades of democracy. by Michael Soltys