News of diplomacy

Clouds and conspiracies: concerns over push to make rain

28-03-2025 12:06 As climate change drives floods and drought, rainmaking is in fashion across the world, despite mixed evidence that it works and concerns it can stoke cross-border tensions.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

President Milei postpones scheduled trip to Israel

19-03-2025 23:31 Tensions in Israel and Argentina lead to suspension of President Javier Milei’s trip; Decision made as conflict rages in Middle East and protests pick up at home.

DIPLOMACY

'Ball is in Armenia’s court' – Azerbaijani official on peace deal

19-03-2025 15:58 Elchin Amirbayov, Azerbaijan’s presidential representative for special assignments, says Baku is ready to seal a peace deal with Armenia to end decades-long conflict between two Caucasus neighbours.

by Melissa Canales

RUSSIAN-UKRAINE WAR

Putin agrees to halt Ukraine energy attacks but no ceasefire

18-03-2025 17:07 Vladimir Putin agrees to pause attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, but the Russian president still demands a "complete cessation" of Western military and intelligence support to Ukraine as part of a ceasefire agreement.

COMMUNITY

Visiting minister hails Argentina’s Irish community on St. Patrick’s Day visit

18-03-2025 10:51 Jack Chambers, Ireland’s Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Services, Reform and Digitalisation and deputy leader of the ruling Fianna Fáil party, visits Argentina.

by Michael Soltys

INTERVIEW / IRISH AMBASSADOR

Irish eyes are on the future, says Dublin’s man in Buenos Aires

15-03-2025 07:16 Ireland’s Ambassador to Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, Gerard McCoy, marks St. Patrick’s Day with a review of diplomatic relations, Argentina’s Irish community and bilateral trade.

by Michael Soltys

BILATERAL TRADE

Trump says he is open to a trade deal with Argentina

04-03-2025 15:39 US President Donald Trump responds positively to question speculating over likelihood of US-Argentina free-trade deal.

Foreign policy & diplomacy

Milei to visit Spain, make second trip to Israel

04-03-2025 14:49 President Javier Milei will travel to Tel Aviv on March 23, according to the government; La Libertad Avanza leader hopes to meet PM Netanyahu and ink memorandum on security and defence collaboration.

by James Grainger

UKRAINE CONFLICT

Zelenskyy left in the cold as Milei takes Trumpian twist

28-02-2025 14:57 Once a close ally, Milei turned his back on Zelenskyy after Argentina’s government failed to condemn Russian aggression in a controversial UN vote last week.

by Zella Milfred

UKRAINE CONFLICT

Zelenskyy set to meet Trump Friday for mineral deal

27-02-2025 11:10 Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is "now confirmed" to visit Washington to discuss US access to Ukraine's mineral resources in exchange for military support during the ongoing war.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Milei appoints Argentina’s ambassador to US via decree

26-02-2025 12:31 President Javier Milei confirms Alejandro Oxenford as Argentina’s new ambassador to the United States by decree; Nomination was announced last December, but Senate has not dealt with paperwork, which arrived only a fortnight ago.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Argentina shifts stance on Ukraine in United Nations vote

24-02-2025 18:21 Echoing US President Donald Trump's new position on conflict, President Javier Milei's government shifts its stance on Ukraine and Russia, refusing to condemn Moscow’s aggression in UN vote.

UKRAINE WAR

Russia, US to name negotiators on ending Ukraine war

18-02-2025 15:17 US President Donald Trump breaks three-year isolation of Russia in an effort to end the Ukraine war while excluding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from negotiations.

Foreign policy & diplomacy

Chronicle of an announced withdrawal

11-02-2025 10:44 Milei government anticipates its departure from the United Nations Human Rights Council, opting not to seek re-election for current mandate — an indirect way of accelerating its retreat. The move would reflect the new policy of alignment with Washington.

by Juan Gasparini

POLITICAL UPHEAVAL

Colombia in crisis after president calls for cabinet resignation

10-02-2025 13:13 Environment Minister Susana Muhamad is one of several Colombian officials to resign following an unusual and scandalous meeting between President Gustavo Petro and his cabinet.

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

TRUMP & MILEI

Five ways in which Javier Milei has mirrored Donald Trump

05-02-2025 21:18 President Javier Milei has made clear his admiration for Donald Trump by liberally borrowing from the US president's playbook.

MULTILATERALISM

Milei pulls Argentina out of World Health Organization

05-02-2025 12:01 Argentina will pull out of the World Health Organization, Presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni confirms, following in the footsteps of the United States.

INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMACY

El Salvador offers to jail US citizens, Rubio says

04-02-2025 11:38 Marco Rubio says he is "profoundly grateful" to El Salvador for its unprecedented offer to jail US detainees in Latin America's largest prison.

FOREIGN POLICY & SECURITY

Argentina may send Armed Forces to beef up Triple Frontier security

30-01-2025 00:35 Border clampdown takes Brazil by surprise, with officials learning of move via media; Security, Defence Ministries fine-tuning details to determine number of troops and where they will be deployed.

TRUMP'S RETURN

Scalded by Colombia row, Latin America treads carefully with Trump

29-01-2025 22:44 Leaders across Latin American leaders are walking a tightrope in the Trump 2.0 era, as Gustavo Petro’s recent clash with US president goes to show.

Analysing Argentina

Latin America ducks and covers for Trump – except Milei

18-01-2025 06:37 With expected good access to the new White House, it will be up to Milei and his team to distinguish personal ideology from national interest and act accordingly.

by Marcelo J. García

US-ARGENTINA RELATIONS

Trump and Milei: An ideological match, but can they work together?

18-01-2025 06:32 The ideological romance between the presidents of Argentina and the United States has already matured. But will it ripen?

UNITED STATES

Trump unbound: US braces for wild, dark comeback

16-01-2025 09:30 If anything, Trump 2.0 is set to be even more powerful, and more extreme.

In focus: Venezuela

What next for Venezuela? Maduro critics fear widening crackdown

13-01-2025 08:31 Critics warn of "Nicaragua-isation of Venezuela," with "no space at all for any kind of dissent."

Crisis in Venezuela

Maduro sworn in for third term as opponents condemn 'coup'

11-01-2025 09:48 Nicolás Maduro's inauguration on Friday for a third term as Venezuela's president drew widespread admonishment from countries that have accused him of stealing the July election.

JIMMY CARTER (1924-2024)

A good man who lived a good life

04-01-2025 06:26 Before Jimmy Carter, the US State Department would only protect its own citizens if they fell foul of a foreign dictator. But under him, thousands of lives were saved by US diplomacy.

by Robert Cox

BILATERAL TENSIONS

Exiled Venezuelan opposition candidate set to meet Milei

02-01-2025 22:18 Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia, who insists he beat President Nicolás Maduro in the country's July vote, is travelling to Buenos Aires from exile in Madrid for a Saturday meeting with Argentina's Javier Milei.

BILATERAL SPAT

Chile sends note of protest to Argentina after Caputo's criticism of Boric

19-12-2024 09:25 Chile has sent a note of protest to Argentina’s government after its economy minister Luis Caputo branded President Gabriel Boric a "communist" who will "sink" the nation.

Maduro clampdown in Venezuela

Colombia offers to safeguard Maduro foes as stand-off deepens

19-12-2024 08:33 Colombia offers to take custody of Argentina’s Embassy in Caracas, where six of opposition leader María Corina Machado’s aides have been sheltering since March.

DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY

Milei expects to attend Trump’s inauguration as US president

16-12-2024 08:00 President Javier Milei is expected to attend US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington DC on January 20.

Foreign policy & diplomacy

Criticism as Italy fast-tracks citizenship for President, Karina Milei

14-12-2024 08:24 President Javier Milei, in Italy on an overseas visit, and his sister Karina Milei have been granted fast-tracked citizenship by the Italian government, sparking anger among government critics.

DIPLOMACY

Trump names Peter Lamelas as next US ambassador to Argentina

13-12-2024 14:13 Cuba-born doctor and Republican donor, who recently met President Javier Milei at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, says appointment is “incredible honour.”

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

EU-Mercosur deal will 'mainly' benefit Europe, says Paraguay president

09-12-2024 11:16 New free-trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur bloc will "mainly" benefit Europe, says Paraguay's President Santiago Peña.

Foreign policy & diplomacy

Milei to return to Italy this month, plans second trip to Davos

03-12-2024 17:37 President will travel to the Italian capital to attend the Atreju festival organised by Italian leader's party, Fratelli d'Italia. He also plans to attend January's World Economic Forum in Davos.

EDITORIAL

Home away from Rome

30-11-2024 05:06 Returning Argentina to the world is not a straight or single line like any flight abroad – nor for that matter like domestic economic policy.

ANGER IN CARACAS

Anger in Caracas as G7 backs Venezuelan opposition candidate

27-11-2024 22:04 Edmundo González Urrutia announces that he intends to travel to Caracas on January 10 to take office as president of Venezuela.

MERCOSUR SUMMIT

President Milei to attend first Mercosur Summit in Montevideo

26-11-2024 10:41 After his absence in Asunción, President Javier Milei is set to attend his first Mercosur summit in Montevideo next week; talks will focus on the long-stalled EU free trade deal, though Argentina's leader is expected to criticise the bloc's functioning.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Gerardo Werthein: New foreign minister's ties to Kirchnerism

26-11-2024 06:53 Despite his developing relationship with President Javier Milei, Argentina’s new foreign minister was once close to Kirchnerism and is a friend of ex-US president Bill Clinton. Today, he defends Argentina’s head of state and poses for photographs with Donald Trump.

by Rodis Recalt

DIPLOMATIC ROW

Venezuela denies ‘besieging’ Argentina’s Embassy in Caracas

25-11-2024 20:43 Venezuela's Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello denies government is besieging Argentina’s Embassy in Caracas.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Pope hails four decades of peace between Argentina, Chile

25-11-2024 16:25 Pope Francis hosts a Vatican meeting to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Peace and Friendship Treaty between Argentina and Chile, signed on November 29, 1984, ending the Beagle Channel conflict.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Almost 50 years on, French families still seeking answers about disappeared relatives

22-11-2024 11:14 Almost 50 years on, families are still seeking answers about French citizens who disappeared in Argentina in the late 1970s, during the 1976-1983 military dictatorship’s reign of terror. Last week’s visit to Buenos Aires by French President Emmanuel Macron put the topic back on the agenda.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Long live pragmatism, carajo!

21-11-2024 18:04 President Javier Milei is adjusting his rhetoric to the challenges of power – from his frosty exchanges with Lula and his rapprochement with Xi Jinping, to his contradictions with Emmanuel Macron and Giorgia Meloni.

by Javier Calvo

ICC RULING ON ISRAEL

Argentina says ICC warrants 'ignore' Israel's right to self-defence

21-11-2024 13:36 President Javier Milei’s government says International Criminal Court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister "ignores" the country's right to defend itself.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Italy recognises Venezuelan opposition candidate as 'president-elect'

20-11-2024 20:42 From Buenos Aires, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni formally recognises Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia as the president-elect of troubled nation, following in footsteps of the United States.

Foreign policy & diplomacy

Milei calls for ‘alliance of free nations’ as he hosts Meloni

20-11-2024 15:06 Javier Milei voices his intention to create a new multilateral grouping of right-wing nations as he hosts Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni; President uses press conference to criticise the “woke virus” he claims is infecting the West.

SINO-LATIN AMERICAN RELATIONS

Xi, Lula meet in Brasília to 'enhance' diplomatic ties

20-11-2024 10:52 Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit Brazil to strengthen ties with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, focusing on enhancing trade relations, aligning development strategies, and marking 50 years of diplomatic relations.

by Ramon Sahmkow, AFP

GEOPOLITICS

US likely to increase focus on LatAm with Rubio as top diplomat

19-11-2024 12:27 Marco Rubio's appointment as the United States' top diplomat has raised expectations that Washington will place greater emphasis on Latin America moving forward.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Putin 'will not stop on his own,' warns Zelensky on 1,000th day of war

19-11-2024 09:08 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pledges to intensify efforts against Russia and Vladimir Putin, asserting that no intervention will deter his opponent from persisting with war.