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The fall of the Bolivarian régime and its ruinous fallout for Argentina

13-01-2026 15:18 Argentina’s economic relationship with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela left a negative balance difficult to hide. From Hugo Chávez’s financial loans to Néstor Kirchner to failed trade agreements, expropriations and non-payments, the link translated into lost dollars, lost markets and troubled national companies. Bonds with usurious interest rates, unpaid exports, truncated energy projects and forced nationalisations marked almost three decades of a political alliance which, in economic terms, proved to be costly and ruinous for the country.

by Carlos Burgueño

Trump says working well with Venezuela's new leaders, open to meeting

12-01-2026 11:26 Venezuela says that 116 political prisoners have been released since the government announced last week it would begin freeing those jailed under Maduro.

Fracas in Caracas

10-01-2026 06:43 Whisking Maduro from a heavily guarded Caracas military base to a New York courtroom was also an almost magical feat but has yet to prove a game-changer in Venezuelan history. If Bolivarian 21st-century socialism could outlive Hugo Chávez, it could also survive Maduro.

by Michael Soltys

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

US Congress revives special caucus for Argentina links

09-01-2026 10:24 US Congress revives bipartisan 'Argentina Caucus,' co-chaired by Republican Michael Rulli and Democrat Darren Soto, as part of move to strengthen ties between Buenos Aires and Washington.

‘My only morality’ is my only check on my power, says Trump

08-01-2026 22:08 After shocking the world with his stunning intervention in Caracas and removal of Nicolás Maduro from power and threatening to invade Greenland, US President Donald Trump says he “doesn’t need international law.”

Trump plots offer to buy Greenland as NATO ally Denmark seethes

08-01-2026 14:17 French President Emmanuel Macron accuses United States of "breaking free from international rules" and "gradually turning away" from its allies.

Trump withdraws US from 66 global bodies, including 31 UN organisations

08-01-2026 11:44 US President Donald Trump orders withdrawal of the United States from 66 international organisations that "no longer serve American interests"; Decision involves 31 United Nations organisations and 35-non UN entities.

Santander, BBVA, Deutsche lead US$3-billion repo for Argentina

07-01-2026 13:35 Argentina secures US$3-billion loan from a group of international banks to help cover a foreign debt payment; Central Bank reaches a one-year repurchase agreement – or repo – with lenders at rate of 7.4%.

Argentina ‘working to bring’ security officer detained in Venezuela home

06-01-2026 18:51 National Security Minister Alejandra Monteoliva says Argentina’s government is working around the clock to press Caracas to free detained Border Guard officer, who has been held by Venezuelan authorities since 2024.

UN: US operation in Venezuela undermined international law

06-01-2026 09:18 The Trump administration does not want to occupy Venezuela, says Washington’s envoy to the United Nations.

Venezuela's Maduro pleads not guilty in NYC court, insists still president

05-01-2026 20:15 Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro pleads not guilty to drug-trafficking and other charges in a defiant appearance in a New York court.

Trump snatches Maduro but leaves his regime in charge

04-01-2026 22:21 After Donald Trump stunned the world by saying the United States plans to “run” Venezuela, uncertainty over what that exactly means and who is in charge remains.

Plaintiffs ask court in Argentina to seek Maduro’s extradition

04-01-2026 22:03 Prosecutors and plaintiffs in Argentine court case probing alleged crimes against humanity committed by Maduro and his government seek extradition of Venezuelan leader.

'At last': Venezuelans abroad celebrate Maduro ouster

04-01-2026 13:21 Venezuelans who fled their nation amid economic collapse and repression under Nicolás Maduro gather in cities worldwide to celebrate his ouster.

Venezuela’s top court orders VP to temporarily take charge

04-01-2026 00:57 Venezuela’s Supreme Court orders Vice-President Delcy Rodríguez to immediately assume and exercise all presidential powers in an acting capacity.

Bombs away in Venezuela for Trump, the self-proclaimed 'peace' president

03-01-2026 09:35 Trump's enthusiasm for war would seem at odds for a president who has loudly declared that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.

Trump says Maduro captured after US airstrikes hit Venezuela

03-01-2026 09:24 Capturing Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, marks an unprecedented intervention and a stunning fall for the Venezuelan leader who became president in 2013.

Milei eyes regional LatAm bloc to tackle ‘cancer of socialism’

02-01-2026 10:23 Argentina’s president says he is working with up to 10 regional right-wing leaders to form a bloc that will “embrace the ideas of freedom” and tackle “the cancer of socialism.”

Existential angst is for Europeans

02-01-2026 08:40 In contrast to the many Europeans, Argentines have yet to resign themselves to collective failure.

by James Neilson