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Cabinet chiefs past and present

11-04-2026 07:38 The Cabinet chief’s role as whipping boy can be traced back to the post’s origins in the 1995 constitutional reform.

by Michael Soltys

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

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Two abysses

05-11-2025 10:29 Society voted no twice. No to the future being offered by Milei (September) and no to the past offered by Peronism (October). Dissatisfaction with everybody. In not opting for the alternatives to polarisation, the voters gave an extra life to the government and Peronism. A respite.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

FEATURE

Los Menem SA: How ex-president’s clan invoices the state

08-08-2025 13:54 Business dealings with the state are part of the family’s income, with the Menem clan remaining close to power. A look at controversial contracts and the "series effect."

by Rodis Recalt

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.