"A Caste of Parasites": Milei's UN Broadside Puts the Falklands Back on the Agenda

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 23: Argentine President Javier Milei speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters on September 23, 2026 in New York City. World leaders have gathered in New York for the annual session of the United Nations General Assembly, with this year's global issues ranging from the threat of artificial intelligence to the continued wars in Ukraine and Gaza. (Credit: Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Javier Milei told the United Nations General Assembly this week that the institution has become an organization that exists only to "feed a caste of parasites," reigniting Argentina's historic claim over the Falkland Islands in the same address.

Speaking from the UN podium, the Argentine president delivered one of the most combative speeches of his tenure, accusing the multilateral body of abandoning the founding principles it established eight decades ago.