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Argentina, too big to fail?

Today 09:37 The sceptic in me wonders whether, given Trump’s personality and lust for sycophancy, the message could simply be: “Milei, too big to fail.”

by David Smith

As I see it

Trump the crusader goes into battle

Today 06:29 Trump and the people surrounding him evidently think that Europe is on its deathbed.

by James Neilson

LATIN AMERICA & GEOPOLITICS

Machado, Trump and the contradictions of removing Maduro by force

Today 05:18 What kind of guarantees can a region with a history of far-right military dictatorships get from a United States that has shelved the democracy agenda in favour of throwing around its economic and geopolitical might?

by Agustino Fontevecchia

GEOPOLITICS IN AMERICAS

Trump to name Peru a major non-NATO ally amid anti-drug push

Yesterday 18:25 Trump has been looking to rally more governments in Latin America to back his drug-fighting agenda. In Peru, the status offers to boost a new leader who has pledged to be tough on crime.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Finally in Oslo, Nobel laureate Machado vows to return to Venezuela

11-12-2025 14:06 María Corina Machado reportedly took three days to make it out of Venezuela and reach Norway, wearing a wig and a disguise, crossing seas, dodging checkpoints and the risk of arrest. It also took the help of the United States government.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

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.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

US Congress edges toward first-ever federal framework for digital assets

03-12-2025 16:21 As stablecoin rules take effect and the US Senate Banking and Agriculture Committees advance market structure drafts, lawmakers are targeting early 2026 for a floor vote on a first-ever federal digital asset bill.

POLITICS & CORRUPTION

Senator-elect accused of US drug arrest gives up battle for seat

03-12-2025 12:57 La Libertad Avanza national deputy Lorena Villaverde says she has “no ongoing criminal cases either in Argentina or in the United States” against her but says she will resign the Senate seat she won in October to stay in the lower house.

GEOPOLITICS & SPORT

Football world braces for 2026 World Cup draw with Trump presiding

03-12-2025 09:53 Expanded 48-team tournament will be played across the United States, Mexico and Canada in June and July next year; Trump's attendance at the Kennedy Center ceremony underscores his rapport with FIFA chief Gianni Infantino.

Elections in Honduras

Trump intervenes in Honduras election, authorities vow accurate vote count

02-12-2025 12:45 Honduras election at a standstill as Washington claims officials are manipulating results; Trump pardons former leader Juan Orlando Hernández, serving 45-year jail term in United States.

DIPLOMACY

UAE marks national day with diplomatic celebration in Buenos Aires

01-12-2025 23:48 United Arab Emirates hosts celebration to mark its National Day, celebrating the December 1971 declaration that created the federation of emirates.

As I see it

The world is becoming a more dangerous place

29-11-2025 05:02 Toeing the US line would be a simple matter if the man in charge knew where he was going and approached his goals in a consistent manner, but it so happens that hardly a day goes by without Trump changing his mind about something of strategic importance.

by James Neilson

RACE FOR UN SECRETARY GENERAL

Rafael Mariano Grossi: Renewing the promise – a United Nations that works

27-11-2025 00:03 "The world still needs the United Nations – but it must be a United Nations that works," says Rafael Mariano Grossi, candidate for Secretary-General of the top international body, in his vision statement, to which the Times gained access.

UNITED NATIONS

Argentina formally backs Rafael Grossi’s candidacy for UN secretary-general

26-11-2025 23:50 President Javier Milei’s government puts forward the IAEA chief as a contender to succeed António Guterres in 2027, betting his technical profile, experience with global crises and diplomatic backing will win out in a pivotal year for the United Nations.

GEOPOLITICS & DIPLOMACY

Adapt or die: Latin America's response to Trump

26-11-2025 15:23 No country has been left untouched by what many view as a return to US interventionism in what the Trump administration has taken to calling "our hemisphere."

INVESTMENT & GEOPOLITICS

Chinese investment in Argentina tops US$23 billion, defying Milei’s alignment with Trump

26-11-2025 15:04 An X-ray of the Asian country’s investments in Argentina. Beijing not only financed but also constructed and purchased assets in the sectors which today are the motor of Argentina’s recovery, from Vaca Muerta shale to lithium in the north.

by Eugenia Muzio

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Milei, Thatcher and the English Mamdani

25-11-2025 12:51 Zack Polanski – an environmental activist, gay, vegan and former actor – is gaining ground among young voters in the UK, making Britain’s Labour Party nervous as it watches Nigel Farage’s far-right Reform Party grow.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Foreign policy & diplomacy

Argentina refuses to back G20 statement over ‘breakdown in consensus’

23-11-2025 11:44 President Javier Milei’s government rejects G20 Leaders Summit final communiqué, echoing criticism from Washington; Argentina’s Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno oversees rejection, which Buenos Aires says is grounded in the breach of the forum’s consensus rule and disagreements over “partial approach” to Middle East conflict.

AS I SEE IT

Snug in the arms of Uncle Sam

22-11-2025 06:41 For good or ill, it would appear that for the foreseeable future the United States will continue to be the only superpower worth taking into account.

by James Neilson

INTERVIEW

Rafael Grossi, diplomat in running to head UN, warns of increased nuclear risk

22-11-2025 06:33 Director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says nuclear policy of mutual dissuasion, which has worked for many decades, seems to be eroding; “The hypothesis of a nuclear conflict cannot be excluded,” he warns.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

EDITORIAL

Agreement still in the lab

22-11-2025 06:33 Does last month’s midterm triumph give President Javier Milei such authority that nobody dares to challenge him?

Foreign policy & diplomacy

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

Foreign policy & diplomacy

US warns South Africa not to issue G20 statement at summit

19-11-2025 16:47 Argentina, a close ally of the US, has pushed back on references to both climate finance and global climate accords, according to government sources.

MARKETS

Hedge funds reap gains on Argentina bets as Trump steps in

18-11-2025 15:28 Hedge funds notched bumper gains in October after a US rescue package and a resounding win for President Javier Milei’s party in midterm elections.

FROM BLIGHTY WITH LOVE

UK Conservative leader Badenoch showers praise on ‘fantastic, fearless’ Milei

17-11-2025 17:00 Kemi Badenoch says in Canning House speech that Margaret Thatcher would be “proud” of President Milei’s reform push; Tory leader showers praise on “fantastic” Argentine leader and praises reform push.

by James Grainger

MILEI TO AMERICA

Milei plans new US trip to meet Trump, attend 2026 World Cup draw

17-11-2025 14:12 Argentina’s President Javier Milei planning new trip to United States; He will attend World Cup 2026 draw at Kennedy Center and meet with US President Donald Trump.

ECONOMY – ANALYSIS

Milei scores Trump trade deal that will test closed economy

15-11-2025 09:11 Pact adds to the Trump administration’s tens of billions of dollars in financial support for its ideological ally and delivers on Milei's promise to voters to secure such a deal.

MARKETS & DEBT

Anchorage raises a rare fund with just one bet on Argentine suit

15-11-2025 08:38 Anchorage Capital Advisors LP has raised a rare type of fund whose returns hinge on the outcome of a lawsuit tied to the nationalisation of Argentina’s biggest oil company.

EDITORIAL

Are second parts never any good?

15-11-2025 05:00 Ever since the petrodollars gobbled up by the 1976-1983 military dictatorship, the grim sequence of debt, default and debacle has been an all too central part of Argentina’s decline.

US-ARGENTINA TRADE DEAL

White House: US, Argentina agree ‘framework’ for trade deal

13-11-2025 21:02 Joint statement issued by White House says United States has reached “framework agreement” with Argentina and three other nations as part of push to lower prices; Milei government commits itself to eliminating non-tariff barriers and agrees to “open up markets” for “key products.”

TRADE WARS

Bananas and beef: White House announces Latin America trade deals

13-11-2025 19:54 White House announces trade agreements with Argentina, Guatemala, Ecuador and El Salvador – though details were few and far between.

US-ARGENTINA TRADE DEAL

US, Argentina reach deal to open markets on key goods

13-11-2025 18:54 Nations "will open their markets to each other on key products,” according to the White House statement; Argentina will provide “preferential markets access for US goods exports” including certain medicines, chemicals, machinery, information technology products, medical devices.

TRADE & COMMERCE

UK, Mercosur prepare to launch trade talks amid tariff chaos

13-11-2025 00:07 United Kingdom and Mercosur preparing to launch trade talks; UK Trade Minister keen on deal.

ARGENTINA'S FINANCES

Argentina’s US$870-million boost of IMF holdings points to US aid

13-11-2025 00:00 Data from the International Monetary Fund hints a potential new form of US financial aid for President Javier Milei’s government.

POLITICS & GEOPOLITICS

Milei to follow in Trump’s footsteps and skip G20 in South Africa

11-11-2025 15:32 Sources inside Argentina’s Presidential Office confirm Javier Milei does not intend to travel to South Africa for the next G20 Leaders Summit – just days after US President Donald Trump said he would not be sending a delegation.

by Walter Curia

Interview

Andrés Malamud: ‘Milei’s bet on the United States is crazy, but not stupid’

11-11-2025 14:18 Political scientist says President Javier Milei’s alignment with the United States is a high-risk gambit: “If it works out, it’s the goal of the year.”

by Jorge Fontevecchia

US-ARGENTINA RELATIONS

Argentina’s US ambassador says trade deal is 'practically complete'

10-11-2025 11:42 Alec Oxenford says US-Argentina trade deal is “practically complete”; Only finishing touches remain, says envoy.

ANALYSING ARGENTINA

Mamdani, Milei, Trump and Perón

08-11-2025 06:44 The voracity for US dollars will sooner rather than later force Milei to seek another bailout, so he should wish that the Mamdani threat stays only at that and that Trump remains mighty for the foreseeable future.

by Marcelo J. García

As I see it

The Big Apple sends a message to the world

08-11-2025 06:41 Though few people outside New York think Soviet-style communism is about to stage a comeback, resentment among the many who suspect they are surplus to requirements is clearly intensifying.

by James Neilson

MILEI IN AMERICA

Milei: ‘We’re going to make Argentina and America great again’

06-11-2025 21:22 President shows his loyalty to Trump at business event in Miami; La Libertad Avanza leader compares New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to Kircherism, tells investors to seize “moment of opportunity” in Argentina.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

JP Morgan's Dimon sees less need for US$20-billion loan to Argentina

06-11-2025 09:05 Jamie Dimon said US$20 billion in potential private-sector financing for Argentina “may not be necessary,” according to a Reuters interview with the JPMorgan Chase & Co chief executive officer.

BUSINESS

MercadoLibre calls for tighter rules on Asian e-commerce rivals

05-11-2025 09:12 Head of MercadoLibre calls for tougher regulations on fast-growing Chinese e-commerce platforms in Latin America, given growing presence of platforms like Temu and Shein in region.

NEW ERA IN BOLIVIA

President Milei to attend new Bolivia leader Paz’s inauguration

05-11-2025 09:07 Presidency confirms Javier Milei will attend the inauguration of Bolivia's new leader, Rodrigo Paz, on Saturday.

BLOOMBERG REPORT

Milei, Caputo to meet investors in New York Friday

04-11-2025 23:19 Javier Milei and Luis Caputo will meet a select group of investors and company representatives in New York on Friday.

DIPLOMACY

Milei meets with new US ambassador at Casa Rosada

04-11-2025 21:14 Ahead of his trip to Miami, Javier Milei welcomes Peter Lamelas at Casa Rosada; President also receives credentials from new ambassadors representing the European Union, United Kingdom, Belgium, Austria and Switzerland.

GEOPOLITICS

Milei halts Chinese radio-telescope project in Argentina’s west

04-11-2025 16:44 US-leaning administration of President Javier Milei ends a decade-long scientific cooperation project; Cancellation of the China-Argentina Radio Telescope in San Juan seen as part of foreign policy shift.

POLITICS & THE COURTS

Alleged drug-trafficker Federico ‘Fred’ Machado set for extradition to US

04-11-2025 11:08 Businessman accused of drug-trafficking by US courts whose links to La Libertad Avanza legislative hopeful José Luis Espert forced the politician to step down his candidacy is due to be deported on Wednesday, according to reports.

DIPLOMACY

New US ambassador Lamelas presents credentials, begins mission

03-11-2025 18:47 Cuban-born physician and businessman Peter Lamelas presents credentials to Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno and President Javier Milei; Trump-appointed envoy highlights “period of maximum rapprochement” as he officially begins mission in Buenos Aires.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Milei plans Miami trip for global summit with Trump, Messi

03-11-2025 14:57 President Javier Milei will make his 14th trip to the United States since taking office midweek; He will attend America Business Forum, where he will meet Trump, Messi and other global figures.