News of foreign politics

Milei the copycat

Today 06:06 Pegging Argentina’s foreign policy to the United States is a risky strategy.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

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.

ANALYSIS

Milei evaluates Argentina’s future in Mercosur

28-11-2024 15:36 Argentina's government is evaluating its future relationship with the Mercosur trade bloc – the plans it has in mind and the possibilities of a break-up.

POLITICS & DIPLOMACY

Wanted: Republican-friendly name for post in Washington

07-11-2024 14:11 Reacting to Donald Trump’s victory in Tuesday’s US election, President Javier Milei’s government is on the search for Gerardo Werthein's successor as ambassador to the United States. Top of the wishlist? An individual with good ties to the Republican party.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Foreign Ministry set to meet chainsaw after Mondino's failure to cut costs

05-11-2024 10:32 The now former foreign minister not only displeased President Milei, she also failed to cut costs. Mondino’s lack of budget-slashing means La Libertad Avanza’s chainsaw will now descend on the Palacio San Martín.

by Juan Pablo Kavanagh

POLITICS

New Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein takes office, orders staff changes

04-11-2024 22:12 Gerardo Werthein, Argentina’s former ambassador to the United States, is sworn-in as nation’s top diplomat; New foreign minister replaces Diana Mondino, who was ousted last week.

PROFILE: GERARDO WERTHEIN

New foreign minister has links, resources and Milei’s trust

04-11-2024 13:51 Businessman Gerardo Werthein has President Javier Milei’s confidence and provided resources for the La Libertad Avanza leader’s campaign, meetings to key figures and advice on foreign policy.

by Pablo Varela

Analysing Argentina

Milei’s magical thinking about a Trump victory

02-11-2024 07:38 Argentina — or Latin America, for that matter — will not be an immediate priority for any incoming US administration, though Milei may leverage his ideological rapport with a potential President Trump.

by Marcelo J. García

PROFILE: Gerardo Werthein

Werthein faces Olympian challenge grading foreign service

31-10-2024 15:13 Argentina's ambassador to the United States moves to the Palacio San Martín after President Milei ousts Diana Mondino.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Milei to 'audit' Argentina's Foreign Ministry after Cuba embargo vote

31-10-2024 14:12 Day after sacking of Foreign Minister Diana Mondino, Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni says "President Milei's position is clear" and that all staff unhappy with Argentina's new direction are free to "withdraw from the government."

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Intrigue and secrecy in Mondino’s pre-trailed dismissal

31-10-2024 10:25 President Javier Milei sacks his foreign minister after Argentina’s vote at the UN against the United States’ six-decade embargo imposed against Cuba. Issuing a presidential communiqué aimed at sowing terror in the diplomatic corps, Milei is embarking on a cultural battle to shift the foreign service.

by Walter Curia

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Mondino faces virtual paralysis of Argentina’s diplomatic corps

21-08-2024 12:48 Union grouping Foreign Service employees launches strike action to press a series of pay demands. Government’s restoration of income tax has a heavy impact on the salaries of those representing the country abroad.

by Pablo Varela

BILATERAL RELATIONS

Milei walks fine line as he slams 'judicial persecution' of Bolsonaro

08-07-2024 11:47 President Javier Milei oversteps normal diplomatic conventions by denouncing "judicial persecution" of Jair Bolsonaro, his ideological ally in Brazil.

PRESIDENT IN BRAZIL

Milei backs Bolsonaro without attacking Lula in Brazil visit

08-07-2024 11:17 Javier Milei headlines conservative rally in southern Brazil alongside right-wing former president Jair Bolsonaro, the biggest gamble yet on his unorthodox foreign policy approach.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Milei shuns Mercosur summit and awkward meet with Lula

01-07-2024 15:00 Argentina’s President Javier Milei pulls out of upcoming Mercosur summit in Asunción and potentially awkward meeting with Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Milei's first Germany visit scaled back at government's request

21-06-2024 19:02 Javier Milei's inaugural visit as Argentine president to Germany at the weekend has been scaled back, with military honours and a press conference cancelled, Berlin said Friday.

EDITORIAL

The pain in Spain falls mainly on the gain

25-05-2024 06:35 This dispute is far more easily personalised as being between President Milei and Spain’s PM Pedro Sánchez rather than between the two nations.

DIPLOMATIC ROW

Spain slams Milei's claim that PM Sánchez is delivering 'poverty and death'

04-05-2024 10:51 Leaders of Argentina and Spain caught in war of words; Government in Madrid rejects claims from President Milei's office that PM Sánchez is delivering "poverty and death" – a response to slurs of drug use.

DIPLOMATIC ROW

Ecuador in diplomatic storm after raid at Mexican Embassy

07-04-2024 09:14 Ecuador slammed by Latin American peers after police storm the Mexican Embassy in Quito to arrest former vice-president Jorge Glas.

GEOPOLITICS & DIPLOMACY

Brazil urges 'new globalisation' at G20 meet overshadowed by Ukraine

29-02-2024 11:20 Brazil called for a "new globalisation" to address poverty and climate change as finance ministers from the world's top economies met Wednesday, but the Ukraine and Gaza wars risked overshadowing the plea.

GEOPOLITICS & DIPLOMACY

G20 finance ministers meet on world economy hit by crises, conflicts

28-02-2024 12:55 G20 finance ministers will meet Wednesday in Brazil, seeking ways to shore up a global economy whose nascent recovery is threatened by a raft of conflicts and crises, including the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

Brazil and Wall Street

Lula pulls off rare trick twice, wooing Wall Street and the poor

26-02-2024 11:09 In his first year back in power, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has again managed to keep both low-income voters and Wall Street investors happy

Russian opposition leader

Navalny's widow vows to take up the fight for Russia's 'freedom'

20-02-2024 13:24 Yulia Navalnaya on Monday vowed to continue her husband Alexei Navalny's fight after his death in a Russian prison last week, for which she blamed the Kremlin.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Venezuela suspends UN rights office, expels staff

15-02-2024 16:27 Two days after the United Nations agency expressed "deep concern" over the detention of a prominent rights activist, Venezuela's Foreign Minister ordered staff at the rights office to leave within 72 hours.

Global Affairs

French Foreign Minister to meet with Milei in Argentina

15-02-2024 16:06 French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné to meet with President Javier Milei in Argentina on February 19 and 20.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Paraguay’s Peña advises president to look for ‘political consensus’

14-02-2024 17:10 Paraguayan head of state visits Argentina’s leader at the Casa Rosada for talks; Peña advises Milei it will be “difficult” to govern without political support.

Ecuador drug war

Ecuador nabs wanted narco-trafficker, president says crackdown bearing fruit

23-01-2024 15:37 Carlos Arturo Landazuri Cortes, nickname 'El Gringo,' was arrested on Monday; Accused is the alleged leader of a drug-dealing dissident group and suspected of involvement in the kidnapping and murder of three Ecuadorean journalists in 2018.

Global Affairs

Venezuela arrests 32 in alleged plot to kill Nicolás Maduro

23-01-2024 15:26 Authorities have accused civilians and soldiers of treason for their alleged part in the attempted assassination of President Nicolas Maduro.

Davos forum

Argentina's 'anarcho-capitalist' president descends on Davos

17-01-2024 09:58 President Javier Milei will address the global elite in Davos on Wednesday

POLITICS

From ‘spiritual guide’ to ambassador: Axel Wahnish, Milei's rabbi

19-12-2023 14:09 Argentina’s new president set to name Axel Wahnish as his ambassador to Israel; After meeting in 2021, the two have become increasingly close and the rabbi’s move to the Middle East creates concern in Javier Milei’ s inner circle.

by Juan Luis González

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Davos, Israel and maybe the Vatican – Milei draws up first foreign trips

14-12-2023 13:15 Local news outlets, citing La Libertad Avanza sources, report Argentina’s new President Javier Milei will attend the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. Trips to Israel, Ukraine and potentially the Vatican to visit Pope Francis also being considered.

RELIGION & POLITICS

Milei predicts 'moral revolution' at Hanukkah ceremony in Buenos Aires

13-12-2023 11:12 New president takes part in Jewish Hanukkah festival in Buenos Aires, declaring that "light prevails over darkness" and vowing "a moral revolution" will take place in Argentina.

Milei in America

Milei’s conversion to Judaism seals pro-Israel push by Argentina

27-11-2023 21:00 President-elect Javier Milei's fervently pro-Israel stance singles out Argentina, already home to the region’s largest Jewish population, as Israel’s top ally in Latin America.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

President-elect heads to US, invites Lula to inauguration

26-11-2023 18:47 Milei's incoming foreign minister travelled to Brazil to invite President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to December 10 inauguration.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

More moderate Milei embraces trading partners he had shunned

24-11-2023 14:31 Signs indicate foul-mouthed libertarian who swept to power with radical promises to fix Argentina’s problems may be adopting a more pragmatic approach, at least in foreign policy, as he prepares to take office.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

China congratulates Argentina’s Milei despite ‘assassin’ insult

20-11-2023 09:11 China congratulated Javier Milei for winning the presidential election in Argentina – after an unexpected primary victory in August, the libertarian said he'd freeze relations with Beijing.

PRESIDENT MILEI

Milei's future ministers – names in running for president-elect's Cabinet

19-11-2023 21:39 Following the libertarian’s storming victory in Sunday’s presidential run-off, which ministries have their ministers, which are left to be assigned and who will head them?

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Massa, ‘the Washington panel,’ geopolitics – uncertainty in Argentine-US relations

16-11-2023 14:31 Javier Milei offers alignment with the interests of the United States, while Sergio Massa talks multilateralism. Concerns oversensitive issues such as the Hidrovía waterway, 5G technology and the Chinese base.

ARGENTINA-CHINA RELATIONS

Argentina's election will impact China's reach in Latin America

14-11-2023 14:06 Argentina’s run-off vote this month has stakes far beyond a hard-fought local election: Massa, from the ruling Peronist coalition is seeking stronger links with China; Libertarian outsider Javier Milei, in contrast, has referred to the Asian nation as an “assassin.”

ELECTION 2023

Brazil’s Lula sides with Massa in Argentina vote as regional split widens

14-11-2023 13:16 Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has backed Sergio Massa ahead of Sunday’s presidential election, the latest leader taking a side in the heated contest that has highlighted deepening ideological divisions in the region

Election 2023

Massa's gradual approach versus Milei's radical plans

24-10-2023 13:58 Presidential candidates, set to face off in a run-off election on November 19, have diametrically opposing views on everything from economic to foreign policies, and most notably on the size and role of the state..

POLITICAL AND FINANCIAL UNREST

Recriminations fly as peso flounders ahead of vote

11-10-2023 21:55 President Alberto Fernández files a criminal complaint for "public intimidation" against Javier Milei, blaming the libertarian for the peso's weakening on informal markets.

Election 2023

President denounces Milei for fuelling run on currency

11-10-2023 21:39 President Alberto Fernández confirms he has reported La Libertad Avanza leader Javier Milei and libertarian City mayoral candidate Ramiro Marra to authorities for prompting run on currency.

LA LIBERTAD AVANZA

‘Islander rights will be respected’ – Mondino criticised for Malvinas stance

12-09-2023 20:51 Criticism rains down on Javier Milei’s choice for foreign minister after she sparks Malvinas controversy; Mondino says in interview with British press that “decisions can no longer be imposed” on residents of disputed islands.

GEOPOLITICS & DIPLOMACY

Join the club: BRICS faces rift over push for new members

22-08-2023 12:56 BRICS leaders meeting in South Africa this week will consider expanding the five-nation bloc.

JAVIER MILEI INTERVIEW

Milei says he’d reject ‘assassin’ China, take Argentina out of Mercosur

16-08-2023 22:04 Presidential frontrunner doesn’t want to engage with leftists; Diana Mondino to run foreign ministry if president, Milei says.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Fernández seals deals with Brazil to finance exports for Argentina

27-06-2023 15:39 Argentina’s president enjoys support and bilateral backing from his friend in Brasília, President Inácio Lula da Silva. Advancing the financing of exports to Argentina could start imminently.

by Eleonora Gosman

GEOPOLITICAL ROW

China slams Biden for equating Xi to 'dictators'

21-06-2023 11:03 US President Joe Biden equates Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping with "dictators," sparking angry reaction from Beijing.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Fernando Straface: ‘There's genuine US concern about Chinese presence in the region'

17-06-2023 06:39 Fernando Straface, secretary-general and secretary of foreign affairs for the Buenos Aires City government, on international relations, the legacy of the Mauricio Macri government and what a Horario Rodríguez Larreta Presidency would look like.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

BILATERAL MEET

Biden hosts Uruguay’s president for surprise meeting

14-06-2023 14:13 US President Joe Biden explores "ways to expand the economic relationship" with Uruguay during meeting with Luis Lacalle Pou at White House.

News of foreign politics

Milei the copycat

Home away from Rome

Milei evaluates Argentina’s future in Mercosur

Wanted: Republican-friendly name for post in Washington

Foreign Ministry set to meet chainsaw after Mondino's failure to cut costs

New Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein takes office, orders staff changes

New foreign minister has links, resources and Milei’s trust

Milei’s magical thinking about a Trump victory

Werthein faces Olympian challenge grading foreign service

Milei to 'audit' Argentina's Foreign Ministry after Cuba embargo vote

Intrigue and secrecy in Mondino’s pre-trailed dismissal

Mondino faces virtual paralysis of Argentina’s diplomatic corps

Milei walks fine line as he slams 'judicial persecution' of Bolsonaro

Milei backs Bolsonaro without attacking Lula in Brazil visit

Milei shuns Mercosur summit and awkward meet with Lula

Milei's first Germany visit scaled back at government's request

The pain in Spain falls mainly on the gain

Spain slams Milei's claim that PM Sánchez is delivering 'poverty and death'

Ecuador in diplomatic storm after raid at Mexican Embassy

Brazil urges 'new globalisation' at G20 meet overshadowed by Ukraine

G20 finance ministers meet on world economy hit by crises, conflicts

Lula pulls off rare trick twice, wooing Wall Street and the poor

Navalny's widow vows to take up the fight for Russia's 'freedom'

Venezuela suspends UN rights office, expels staff

French Foreign Minister to meet with Milei in Argentina

Paraguay’s Peña advises president to look for ‘political consensus’

Ecuador nabs wanted narco-trafficker, president says crackdown bearing fruit

Venezuela arrests 32 in alleged plot to kill Nicolás Maduro

Argentina's 'anarcho-capitalist' president descends on Davos

From ‘spiritual guide’ to ambassador: Axel Wahnish, Milei's rabbi

Davos, Israel and maybe the Vatican – Milei draws up first foreign trips

Milei predicts 'moral revolution' at Hanukkah ceremony in Buenos Aires

Milei’s conversion to Judaism seals pro-Israel push by Argentina

President-elect heads to US, invites Lula to inauguration

More moderate Milei embraces trading partners he had shunned

China congratulates Argentina’s Milei despite ‘assassin’ insult

Milei's future ministers – names in running for president-elect's Cabinet

Massa, ‘the Washington panel,’ geopolitics – uncertainty in Argentine-US relations

Argentina's election will impact China's reach in Latin America

Brazil’s Lula sides with Massa in Argentina vote as regional split widens

Massa's gradual approach versus Milei's radical plans

Recriminations fly as peso flounders ahead of vote

President denounces Milei for fuelling run on currency

‘Islander rights will be respected’ – Mondino criticised for Malvinas stance

Join the club: BRICS faces rift over push for new members

Milei says he’d reject ‘assassin’ China, take Argentina out of Mercosur

Fernández seals deals with Brazil to finance exports for Argentina

China slams Biden for equating Xi to 'dictators'

Fernando Straface: ‘There's genuine US concern about Chinese presence in the region'

Biden hosts Uruguay’s president for surprise meeting

Super size peso

Can Kicillof break the spell?

Milei the copycat

Karina’s cull: Milei’s campaign loyalists shut out of inner circle

‘Iron triangle’ joy as Santiago Caputo formally joins La Libertad Avanza

"Estaba en el lugar equivocado, en el momento equivocado": la madre de la "miss" Martina Oliva defendió a su hija

"Se están abriendo las paredes": las últimas palabras de la mujer que murió en el derrumbe de un PH en Caballito

Kicillof se reunió con la familia de Matías Paredes, el joven asesinado por policías en Mar del Plata

La burbuja del carry trade de Caputo

La foto de Milei y los hermanos Mas: ofrenda de Messi, las SAD y la relación con Estados Unidos