Changing course: How Javier Milei will transform Argentina’s foreign policy President-elect Milei will seek to align Latin America’s third largest economy with the US, Israel and ‘the free world’. Al Jazeera · Dec 8, 2023
Visualised: how all of G20 is missing climate goals — but some nations are closer than others As world leaders gather at Cop28, these charts show how far away the major economies are from their targets The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2023
Hopes for a Mercosur-EU trade deal fade yet again as leaders meet in Brazil The heads of state from South America’s Mercosur trade bloc are in Rio de Janeiro for a meeting that is expected to disappoint members hoping to finalize a deal with the European Union The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023
Economist Santiago Bausili To Become Argentina's Central Bank Chief Under Milei Administration The economist is known to be a close ally of Luis Caputo, who is the incoming economy minister. Latin Times · Dec 6, 2023
Argentina Will Not Join BRICS Under Milei, As Libertarian Prepares To Take Office Argentina's President-elect is expected to withdraw Argentina from a planned expansion of the non-western economic alliance. International Business Times · Dec 5, 2023
Nicaragua Pulls Ambassador From Argentina Following President-Elect Milei's Criticism Javier Mieli has not invited Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega for the inauguration ceremony. Latin Times · Dec 5, 2023
Argentina's outgoing government rejects EU-Mercosur trade deal, but incoming administration backs it Argentina’s outgoing government says it will not support the signing of a long-delayed trade deal between the European Union and the South American bloc Mercosur during a summit this week in Brazil even though the incoming Argentine government has expressed support for the deal The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2023
‘Populism is all about hair’: what rightwing leaders are trying to tell us with their wild coiffures From Boris Johnson to Javier Milei, Geert Wilders and Donald Trump, sporting a wild and woolly barnet spells virility, charisma and populist appeal The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2023
Argentina's Milei: From Rabble-rouser To Realist? Libertarian Javier Milei stormed to election victory with wild promises of uprooting Argentina's political establishment and dramatically overhauling its ailing economy. International Business Times · Dec 1, 2023
Argentina's President-Elect, Set to Convert to Judaism, Appoints Man With Neo-Nazi Past as Solicitor General Rodolfo Barra resigned as Justice Minister almost 30 years ago amid an outcry over revelations about his past Latin Times · Dec 1, 2023
Argentina's Brexit: why new president Milei is threatening to pull out of South America's common market Javier Milei, who was elected as Argentina’s new president on November 19, has promised to withdraw from the South American “common market”, Mercosur. The Conversation · Dec 1, 2023
Respect the right of Falkland Islanders to self-determination Letters: The islands’ status as a British overseas territory has nothing to do with imperial gestures, and everything to do with the wishes of the population, writes Dr Nigel Haywood. Plus letters from Glenn D Barker, Mark Nolan and Maya Richardson The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2023
Minister dubs Falklands ‘an important part of the British family’ ahead of visit David Rutley is arriving in Stanley later on Thursday, the Foreign Office said. Evening Standard · Nov 30, 2023
British minister flies to the Falklands after Argentina’s president-elect Javier Milei vows to 'get them back' Foreign Office minister David Rutley stressed the UK strongly backs the islanders’ rights to self-determination as an 'important part of the British family' Evening Standard · Nov 30, 2023
Latin Times · Nov 30, 2023 Argentina's Milei Announces Ex-Central Bank Chief As New Economy Minister Caputo had served as the minister of economy from 2017 to 2018 and the president of the Central Bank of Argentina in 2018.
The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2023 Argentina's president-elect announces his pick for economy minister Argentina’s President-elect Javier Milei says he's chosen Luis Caputo, a former finance minister and Central Bank chief who is known as an expert in markets, to lead the Economy Ministry when the right-wing leader takes office on Dec. 10
International Business Times · Nov 29, 2023 From The Israel-Gaza War To The Moon Race: Events That Defined 2023 From Hamas's brutal attacks in Israel, and the fierce retribution it provoked, to the kiss that caused a revolt in Spanish football, here are 10 events that marked a tumultuous 2023: - Israel-Gaza war - On October 7, hundreds of Hamas gunmen pour across the border from Gaza, killing around…
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Reason · Nov 27, 2023 Rothbardian Javier Milei Takes Control of a Major Country Three lessons from the Austrian economist Murray Rothbard on how American libertarians might think about Milei's Argentina ascension.
International Business Times · Nov 27, 2023 Milei Heads To US As Next Argentine Leader Argentina's president-elect Javier Milei was traveling Sunday to the United States to meet with US and international officials over two days.
The Conversation · Nov 26, 2023 Labor loses four points in two Newspolls to slump to a 50--50 tie A federal Newspoll, conducted November 20–24 from a sample of 1,216, had Labor and the Coalition tied at 50–50 after preferences, a two-point gain for the Coalition since the previous Newspoll three weeks ago. Primary votes were 38% Coalition (up one), 31% Labor (down four), 13% Greens (up one), 6%…
Latin Times · Nov 24, 2023 'Completely Homogeneous'? Analysts React To Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar's Claims on Argentina The Latin Times Interviews a Lawyer, a Sociologist, and a Political Analyst about the foundations of Salazar's statements
Latin Times · Nov 24, 2023 Inflation Woes in Argentina Force Shopkeepers to Make Difficult Decisions The imminent end of the agreement on price controls is fanning inflation even more, says economist Hernan Letcher
The Conversation · Nov 24, 2023 Look to the mainstream to explain the rise of the far right Javier Milei in Argentina. Geert Wilders in the Netherlands. These are the two latest “populist shocks” – the tip of the “populist wave” that comes crashing against the weakened defences of liberal democracies.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2023 Argentinian firebrand Javier Milei is right about one thing: British sovereignty of the Falklands must end The Conservatives’ stubborn stance on the islands’ future is merely a refusal to let go of our last spark of military glory, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins