Ex-Presidents meet Macri meets with Donald Trump in Florida 07-04-2022 17:55 Former presidents of Argentina and the United States meet at ex-reality TV star's Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida.
SPECIAL REPORT Damaged Amazon rainforest teetering on the brink 11-11-2021 13:40 The Amazon, the world's biggest rainforest is now emitting more carbon than it absorbs. Its destruction has accelerated, especially in Brazil, where far-right President Jair Bolsonaro pushes to open protected lands and indigenous reservations to agribusiness and mining.
BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO Bolsonaro takes dig at Biden's 'obsession' with Amazon 30-08-2021 22:03 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro accuses Joe Biden's administration of having "almost an obsession" with environmental issues.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS Deadly Kabul attack shakes Biden’s Afghan exit strategy 27-08-2021 02:21 In a sombre address on Thursday evening, Biden said he took responsibility for “all that’s happened of late” in Afghanistan but stood firm on his plans to withdraw American forces by August 31.
BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO Echoing Trump, Bolsonaro attacks voting system ahead of elections 23-07-2021 02:51 President Jair Bolsonaro has ramped up his attacks on Brazil's long-established electronic voting system, suggesting he is bracing for defeat in elections next year – and to fight back, analysts say.
As I see it Let the rest of the world stew in its own juice 09-07-2021 22:22 The United States decided to retreat from Afghanistan after both Trump and his followers and Biden and his asked themselves: what is in it for us? The answer they gave themselves was: nothing much. by James Neilson
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Juan Guaidó: ‘We’re not depending on the good faith of a dictatorship’ 26-06-2021 00:01 Venezuela, says Juan Guaidó, remains gripped by crisis and needs a plan of national salvation. The opposition leader, recognised by more than 60 nations as the country's interim president, on the need for free and fair elections, Argentina’s diplomatic stance and the position of Pope Francis. by Jorge Fontevecchia
US-Middle East Relations US seizes Iranian state news websites 23-06-2021 00:27 US Justice Department seized 33 Iranian government-controlled media websites and three more from the Iraqi group Kataeb Hezbollah, allegedly hosted on US-owned domains in violation of sanctions.
Turkey under Erdogan Erdogan says held 'fruitful, sincere' talks with Biden 14-06-2021 19:02 "We believe there is no problem that cannot be resolved in Turkey-US relations," Erdogan added after holding his first meeting with Biden since his election.
US-Russia Relations Biden promises to lay down 'red lines' to Putin 14-06-2021 18:03 "I'm not looking for conflict with Russia, but that we will respond if Russia continues its harmful activities," said the US President after his first NATO summit since being elected.
Cryptocurrency Bitcoin sinks and approaches US$30,000 08-06-2021 17:00 The price of bitcoin fell sharply on Tuesday by 8.6% to a value of $31,501, a level not seen since mid-May, dragging other cryptocurrencies in its wake.
SOCIAL MEDIA CENSORSHIP? 'An insult' — Trump responds to two-year Facebook ban 04-06-2021 14:59 Facebook says it has banned former US President Donald Trump for two years, saying he deserved the maximum punishment possible for violating platform rules over a deadly attack by his supporters on the US Capitol.
US Politics Biden says Republicans have lost their way in 'mini-revolution' 05-05-2021 19:10 US President Joe Biden said Wednesday that America's Republicans face an identity crisis after Donald Trump's turbulent presidency.
TAXING THE RICH Joe Biden puts taxing the rich back in the spotlight 29-04-2021 00:35 US president unveils plan to nearly double the capital gains tax to 39.6% for US households making over $1 million, in his first speech to Congress.
KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD George Floyd murder trial: ex-Policeman found guilty of murder 20-04-2021 17:33 A jury in the United States reached a verdict on Tuesday in the high-profile trial of the white former police officer charged with murder and manslaughter for the death of African-American George Floyd.
AS I SEE IT Joe Biden sounds the retreat 17-04-2021 08:04 Biden, like Trump before him, decided that the time had come to pull all his country’s troops out of Afghanistan. The only difference is in the departure date. by James Neilson
INTERVIEW: PERIODISMO PURO Niall Ferguson: ‘It's silly for the left to claim that austerity is conservative’ 03-04-2021 07:49 Scottish historian, professor and brilliant polemicist Niall Ferguson on the coronavirus pandemic, the global economic outlook and the causes of Argentina’s economic failure. by Jorge Fontevecchia
INTERVIEW: PERIODISMO PURO Francis Fukuyama: ‘There’s similarities between populism of Trump and Kirchnerism’ 27-03-2021 07:46 US political scientist Francis Fukuyama – perhaps the most important intellectual of the last 50 years – on ‘The End of History,’ the coronavirus pandemic and populism. by Jorge Fontevecchia
United States US House passes police reforms, voting rights bill 04-03-2021 15:33 The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act that bans choke holds and combats racial profiling cleared the US House of Representatives Wednesday.
NUCLEAR DEAL US says it’s willing to meet with Iran to restore nuclear deal 18-02-2021 23:34 Joe Biden's administration offers to attend talks with Iran led by European allies, reverses two largely symbolic steps against Tehran imposed by Donald Trump.
UNITED STATES Trump lawyers demand acquittal in impeachment trial 13-02-2021 09:43 Democratic impeachment managers rested their case Thursday after two days of hearings. Trump's lawyers wrapped up their case after just three hours.
CRISIS IN VENEZUELA Biden team sees no contact 'anytime soon' with Venezuela's Maduro 03-02-2021 23:32 United States says it had no plans to open direct contacts with Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro, who has called for improved relations after Donald Trump's exit from the White House.
BLOOMBERG Trump tower in Uruguay tests tarnished brand's foreign appeal 03-02-2021 17:38 The gilded Trump name may no longer sell New York real estate. But, 5,000 miles away in Punta del Este, investors are raising millions in a bet that the former US president’s brand retains its international cachet.
UNITED STATES New US president gets to work rolling back Trump-era policies 23-01-2021 09:54 Biden issues flurry of executive orders, warns that Covid-19 is expected to kill "well over 600,000" in the United States.
AS I SEE IT Life without Trump will not be easy 23-01-2021 09:50 Trump was elected because he understood that many millions of North Americans were being left to rot by the credentialed technocratic “elites” who openly despise anyone who disagrees with them. These “deplorables” are not about to go away. by James Neilson
BLOOMBERG Professionalism returns to the White House with Biden 23-01-2021 09:43 Policy expertise and political savvy are already on display. That’s a welcome contrast to Trump, but no guarantee of success.
BIDEN INAUGURATION Biden says Trump wrote him 'very generous letter' 23-01-2021 09:37 US President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Donald Trump had left him a "very generous" letter in the Oval Office, in keeping with tradition.
BIDEN INAUGURATION Biden, facing historic challenges, vows to end ‘uncivil war’ 23-01-2021 09:32 Trump era finally draws to close as Joseph Biden is sworn-in as 46th president of United States, two weeks after deadly attack on US Capitol.
EDITORIAL Reuniting the states of America 23-01-2021 09:18 A tiny window of opportunity for reconciliation is open for Joe Biden, but he would be fully excused should he confront a number of other titanic challenges first.
UNIQUE HANDOVER IN WASHINGTON Insurrection, impeachment, infamy, inauguration 23-01-2021 09:11 On a strange, security-heavy inauguration day in Washington, Joe Biden vows to unite a country in the face a series of unprecedented crises. by Julia Logue
UNITED STATES Trump impeachment heads to Senate Monday, triggering trial 23-01-2021 09:03 Article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump will be delivered to the Senate on Monday, triggering the start of his unprecedented second trial in the chamber.
US-LATIN AMERICAN RELATIONS Biden to adopt ‘dramatically different’ approach to Latin America 23-01-2021 08:57 With President Joe Biden now in the White House, three respected experts offer their opinions on what lies ahead for US-Latin American relations over the next four years. by Jennifer Heiman
BILATERAL RELATIONS Don’t expect ‘carnal relations’ between Alberto and Joe Biden 23-01-2021 08:31 One actor could tilt the scales, though: Pope Francis. Biden is the second Catholic president of the US, preceded by John F. Kennedy. How much will the Peronist leader of the Holy See nudge Biden our way? by Agustino Fontevecchia
UNITED STATES Venezuela's Maduro hopes for 'better relations' with US under Biden 21-01-2021 15:22 Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says he hopes for better relations with Washington under US President Joe Biden.
UNITED STATES Biden says Trump wrote him 'very generous letter' 21-01-2021 11:55 US President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Donald Trump had left him a "very generous" letter in the Oval Office, in keeping with tradition.
BIDEN INAUGURATION Bolsonaro extends olive branch to Biden on inauguration 21-01-2021 11:48 Bolsonaro was one of last world leaders to recognse Biden’s victory, and amplified Donald Trump's allegations that last year's US election had been rigged.
BIDEN INAUGURATION ‘Democracy has prevailed’: Joe Biden sworn-in as 46th US president 20-01-2021 14:10 Joe Biden on Wednesday became the 46th president of the United States, vowing a "new day" for the United States after four years of tumult under Donald Trump who in an extraordinary final act snubbed the inauguration.
TRUMP ERA IS OVER Trump leaves White House, skipping Biden's inauguration 20-01-2021 10:44 President Donald Trump left the White House for the last time on Wednesday, skipping the inauguration of his successor Joe Biden in an extraordinary break with tradition. Before departing, he offered one final speech, asking Americans to "remember us."
UNITED STATES Trump pardons 73 people, including Steve Bannon, before departing office 20-01-2021 07:44 Pardons likely to draw allegations of cronyism, at the end of a term during which the president promised to "drain the swamp" of Washington politics.
Analysis Trump departs office, trailed by pandemic and job losses 20-01-2021 01:06 Donald Trump departs Washington on Wednesday with US citizens more politically divided and more likely to be out of work than when he arrived, while awaiting trial for his second impeachment – an ignominious end to one of the most turbulent presidencies in American history.
BIDEN INAUGURATION Joe Biden's inauguration: What to expect on the day 19-01-2021 23:06 US President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn in Wednesday as the 46th president of the United States.
BIDEN INAUGURATION Biden's arrival in Washington framed by division, heavy security 19-01-2021 22:52 US President-elect Joe Biden arrives in Washington, ahead of the most extraordinary transfer of power in most Americans’ lifetimes.
UNITED STATES Biden facing 'competing crises' as he takes office 18-01-2021 23:57 Joe Biden has his work cut out for him as he prepares to be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday.
AS I SEE IT Censorship is on the march 16-01-2021 09:05 Once upon a time, progressives, or “liberals” as North Americans call them, agreed that censorship was bad. They would have been appalled by the notion that the richest men on Earth were entitled to prevent the sitting US president, however obnoxious many thought him, from communicating with his followers. by James Neilson
TRUMP ERA DRAWS TO CLOSE US Republicans break with Trump, foreshadowing battle ahead 16-01-2021 08:58 Republican Party veers towards years of feuding as Donald Trump’s grip on the GOP starts to crack.
TRUMP ERA DRAWS TO CLOSE Good riddance America – now let’s move on 16-01-2021 08:51 Ding, dong, let’s hope the Donald is politically dead. by James Grainger
TRUMP ERA DRAWS TO CLOSE Prosecutors believe pro-Trump rioters sought to 'assassinate' lawmakers 16-01-2021 08:45 Washington heads into lockdown ahead of Wednesday’s inauguration of US president-elect Joe Biden; Trump to depart White House and head to Florida before event.
SOCIAL MEDIA The fallacy of 'deplatforming' Donald Trump 16-01-2021 08:11 Regardless of whether the decisions made by Mark Zuckerbeg and Jack Dorsey were right or wrong, the Trump ban lays bare the absolute fallacy behind arguments used by the major platforms in the past. by Agustino Fontevecchia
BLOOMBERG Bolsonaro government’s message to Biden: Trumpism lives on in Brazil 16-01-2021 04:04 Brazil's Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo wants Joe Biden to know that it’s not about to reverse course in response to the change of US leadership.
BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO Brazil's Bolsonaro increasingly isolated as Trump departs 13-01-2021 23:32 When Jair Bolsonaro took office in January 2019 he nurtured relationships with other like-minded, far-right governments, but as the political tide turns he now finds himself and his country increasingly isolated.