News of foreign policy

Argentina designates Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a terrorist organisation

01-04-2026 00:06 Milei government designates Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation; Decision based on organisation’s alleged involvement in attacks on the Israeli Embassy and AMIA Jewish community centre.

The war with Iran may be ushering in a new nuclear age

30-03-2026 11:29 From the North Atlantic to the West Pacific, governments are debating more publicly than before whether they, too, must get the nuclear bomb.

Argentina finalises withdrawal from WHO after one-year process

17-03-2026 10:24 Milei's government confirms departure after one-year notice period; Foreign Minister Quirno insists country will remain engaged in global health efforts through regional and bilateral channels.

Milei reaffirms alliance with Trump at ‘Shield of Americas’ summit

08-03-2026 11:01 Milei in attendance at international meeting in Florida; Trump offers Latin America’s leaders US missile strikes to hit drug cartels, calls for tougher action on organised crime, hints at Cuba action.

Milei wants Argentina’s US 'strategic alliance' to be ‘state policy’

02-03-2026 11:47 President Milei says "South Atlantic is the strategic battleground of the coming decades" and that Argentina will be in tune with the United States.

Argentina Week: Milei takes governors to Wall Street in investment drive

25-02-2026 23:54 President to headline Argentina Week event in New York; Roadshow to gather global CEOs, top bankers and provincial leaders; Eight governors to join trip as government promotes RIGI and monetary overhaul.

Milei schedules packed US agenda with Chile stopover

16-02-2026 13:30 President to attend Trump-backed ‘Board of Peace’ summit in Washington before returning for Latin America summit and ‘Argentina Week' in New York; Chile inauguration and domestic ‘Tour de la Gratitud’ also on schedule.

Milei to attend inaugural Board of Peace meeting in Washington

09-02-2026 14:42 President Javier Milei to attend the first meeting of Donald Trump’s Board of Peace on February 19 in Washington DC.

Milei: Ally of the United States or of Trump?

21-01-2026 21:34 The relationship between the United States and Argentina is at a peak given the empathy between Trump and Milei. Argentina’s now-automatic alignment with Washington has given the government financial support and stability, but also prevented it from defining its own foreign policy agenda.

by Javier Calvo

Milei says America will be a 'beacon of light' for West in Davos speech

21-01-2026 16:01 President hails free-market capitalism and declares America will be a “beacon of light” for the West in speech at World Economic Forum, but he strikes a more restrained tone than at previous Davos appearances.

Trump visa crackdown hits leftist-run Latin American nations

16-01-2026 00:14 Trump's US immigrant visa crackdown has ensnared friends and foes alike in Latin America

Argentina: Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan are terrorist organisations

15-01-2026 14:14 Milei’s Office informed that this move was adopted “in the framework of the international commitments assumed by the Argentine Republic in the struggle against terrorism."

Donald Trump is on a roll

10-01-2026 06:51 Though Trump and his aides insist that they have drawn up a plan to make Venezuela great again, they do not seem to be aware of the magnitude of the task they have undertaken.

by James Neilson

The Donroe Doctrine

10-01-2026 06:20 Trump has been explicit in placing democracy on the backburner in Venezuela.

Latin America split at UN over US military action in Venezuela

06-01-2026 17:59 Security Council meeting exposes sharp regional divisions after Maduro’s capture and transfer to New York; Some governments defend sovereignty while others back Washington’s move against Maduro.

Argentina leads bloc to stop CELAC rebuke of US action in Venezuela

05-01-2026 13:19 Buenos Aires leads group of regional governments in preventing unanimous CELAC statement condemning Washington’s actions in Venezuela, highlighting political divisions across Latin America.

Lula, Milei clash over Venezuela at Mercosur summit

20-12-2025 20:11 President Milei again calls for flexibility on Mercosur's trade rules in speech to regional summit; Argentina's leader clashes with Brazilian leader Lula over US President Donald Trump's approach to Venezuela.

UK denies Milei's claim over lifting of Argentina arms sales

11-12-2025 12:34 President tells British newspaper he intends to visit the United Kingdom in April or May next year and claims talks are ongoing over lifting of weapons ban in place since Malvinas conflict; London denies any "specific talks" over relaxing of arms export controls.

Argentina voices reservations over COP30 final decision

23-11-2025 10:33 Applause rang out as the gavel was brought down in Belém, but Argentina quickly voiced its discontent.

Milei's new challenge: Becoming Trump's delegate in Latin America

20-11-2025 00:39 Argentina’s government cheered last Sunday's election result in Chile and is already imagining a right-wing regional bloc led by President Javier Milei.

by Alejandro Gomel