Foreign policy & diplomacy Argentina condemns Iran's 'threats' against IAEA chief Grossi 29-06-2025 11:07 Argentina's Foreign Ministry expresses support for UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi, stating it "categorically condemns the threats against him coming from Iran."
CRIME & SECURITY Milei announces overhaul of Federal Police’s powers 17-06-2025 23:10 Government moves to grant Federal Police officers greater freedom to detain suspects and investigate crimes; Rights groups express concerns over new statutes.
GUEST COLUMN Ayelén Mazzina: ‘Scrapping programmes that protected women is deeply perverse’ 16-05-2025 13:49 Former Women, Gender & Diversity Minister Ayelén Mazzina responds to President Javier Milei’s decision to eliminate 13 programmes that were created at the portfolio she previously led during her time in office.
POLITICS & HUMAN RIGHTS Argentina scraps ‘ideological’ programmes for women, LGBT community 16-05-2025 13:32 Justice Minister Mariano Cúneo Libarona denounces initiatives as “absurd waste” – among defunded programmes are a plan to distribute menstrual hygiene products and another to provide support for families of gender violence victims. by pixlr
CRIME & SECURITY Argentina applies new ‘anti-mafia law’ in Rosario 16-05-2025 12:49 Milei government applies “anti-mafia law” against organised crime in troubled Santa Fe city; Rosario becomes first place in country to see application of new crime-fighting law.
HUMAN RIGHTS Lawyer opposed to gender policies gets top human rights post 18-03-2025 16:34 Úrsula Basset, specialist in family law who has backed President Milei’s “cultural battle” against “wokeism,” named as new human rights director for Argentina’s Foreign Ministry.
public health crisis Doctors resign from Health Ministry scheme over ‘dismantling’ of programmes 05-03-2025 16:59 Healthcare professionals working on Health Ministry programmes to tackle HIV, leprosy and tuberculosis resign en masse, stating: "We will not be part of a Ministry where essential programmes are unable to meet the basic obligations set by law."
Foreign policy & diplomacy Milei to visit Spain, make second trip to Israel 04-03-2025 14:49 President Javier Milei will travel to Tel Aviv on March 23, according to the government; La Libertad Avanza leader hopes to meet PM Netanyahu and ink memorandum on security and defence collaboration. by James Grainger
CRIME & SECURITY Argentina to declare Mapuche group RAM a ‘terrorist organisation’ 05-02-2025 14:28 Security Minister targets Facundo Jones Huala, the leader of the RAM indigenous group, over fires in Patagonia and vows to declare it a "terrorist organisation.”
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS Milei boosts Bullrich’s role in Cabinet reshaping 04-02-2025 14:17 President elevates Security minister’s role in restructuring of government ministries; Bullrich’s portfolio given “national” tag in move to underline importance of role, Press Secretariat abolished.
HUMAN RIGHTS Amnesty Int’l urges Milei to respect rights after year of ‘confrontation’ 19-12-2024 14:18 Data compiled by rights NGO shows more than 1,100 people were injured in protest “repression” during Milei’s first year in office by James Grainger
POLITICS & ECONOMY Chau Evita? Milei officials eye demolition of iconic BA building 21-11-2024 19:29 Evita must be trembling in heaven – President Javier Milei’s government is evaluating the future of an iconic building on Avenida 9 de Julio. Will the site, once home to state ministries, face the libertarian chainsaw?
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 & FOREIGN POLICY Milei vows purge of ‘traitors’ after vote backing Cuba at UN 04-11-2024 22:16 President Milei lets rip at diplomats, promising to purge Argentina's foreign service of “ traitors to the country.”
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
EDITORIAL Another one bites the dust 02-11-2024 06:50 The fiscal and macro-economic stability so obsessively sought by President Milei finds its antithesis in extreme administrative volatility, when political fragmentation could be permitting calmer waters.
TERROR ATTACKS Argentina names Hezbollah operative behind AMIA, Israeli Embassy attacks 31-10-2024 15:54 Security Minister Patricia Bullrich reveals identity of top Hezbollah leader in Latin America, alleging Hussein Ahmad Karaki was responsible for the AMIA community centre and Israeli Embassy bombings in the 1990s.
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
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS Milei sacks foreign minister after Cuba embargo vote 30-10-2024 18:11 President Javier Milei sacks Foreign Minister Diana Mondino for backing a UN vote condemning the United States' six-decade trade embargo of Cuba.
POLITICS Karina and Santiago Caputo take over the Foreign Ministry 27-10-2024 16:24 President Javier Milei's top two allies have gradually laid siege to Foreign Minister Diana Mondino, taking up every spot that opened at diplomatic head office. by Juan Pablo Kavanagh
MALVINAS SOVEREIGNTY DISPUTE Government seeks culprit after paper referencing 'Falklands' slights out 23-10-2024 23:28 Malvinas mishap as Defence Ministry refers to the Malvinas Islands as "Falklands" in a statement, sparking criticism from within and outside the government and a promise to fire culprit allegedly "guided by left-wing ideology."
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Unease among foreign service over Milei's ‘threatening’ letter 22-10-2024 17:16 President Javier Milei warns Argentina’s foreign service that anyone not committed to his anti-progressive agenda should “step aside.”
COURT ROW Government files habeas corpus against Venezuela's arrest warrant for Milei 11-10-2024 13:17 Officials in Argentina file pre-emptive habeas corpus writ before the federal courts in response to the issuing of international arrest warrant by Venezuela against President Javier Milei and several members of his government.
HEALTHCARE & ECONOMY Workers launch vigil to save mental health hospital from cutbacks 08-10-2024 17:31 President Javier Milei’s chainsaw hits Bonaparte Hospital in Parque Patricios; Workers stage vigil against alleged “closure” of hospital as Health Ministry states “restructuring process” has begun.
POLITICS Lugones to head Health Ministry after Russo steps down 27-09-2024 13:40 After learning about the official’s exit, the government quickly appointed his successor.
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
POLITICS & SOCIETY Gender policies hit by chainsaw in Milei’s Argentina 15-08-2024 07:45 Since assuming office on December 10, 2023, President Javier Milei’s government has slashed and eliminated programmes designed to help women suffering from violence. Among them, the elimination of a ministry, staff lay-offs and cuts to the team staffing the 144 emergency hotline. by Juan Pablo Kavanagh
HUMAN RIGHTS Organisations head to courts to request clarity over gender policies 12-07-2024 16:33 Different organisations specialising in gender issues filed a claim in court requesting clarification about the closing of the former Women, Gender & Diversity Ministry. None of the government budget to assist relatives of victims of femicide, transfemicide and transvesticide was touched in the first four months of the year, claim NGOs. by Agustina Bordigoni
POLITICS Justice Ministry says 85% of workers at ex-Women's Ministry 'dismissed' 01-07-2024 15:33 Justice Minister Mariano Cúneo Libarona announces that 85% of workers at the former Women, Gender & Diversity Ministry have been dismissed, with remainder to be transferred to Family Protection Directorate.
Disappearance of Loan Danilo Peña Aunt of missing five-year-old child Loan testifies he was ‘run over’ 29-06-2024 15:23 Confession delivers unexpected twist in missing child case; Loan Danilo Peña, last seen two weeks ago, was “run over” by ex-Navy officer Carlos Pérez and ex-municipal employee María Victoria Caillava, says aunt; Police believe body may have been buried in cover-up.
BILATERAL RELATIONS Milei refuses to apologise to Lula and his ‘inflamed ego’ 28-06-2024 14:02 President Javier Milei says he won't apologise to his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, branding him a"lefty" with an "inflamed ego.”
POLITICS & ECONOMY Caputo’s number two at Economy Ministry quits government 17-06-2024 16:09 Economic Policy secretary Joaquín Cottani resigns for personal reasons; Likely replace is Argentine-born Chilean economist José Luis Daza, who worked with Luis Caputo at JP Morgan and Deustche Bank.
POLITICS – ANALYSIS The political commissar, the sister and President Milei’s only friend 08-06-2024 05:32 With the expulsion of Nicolás Posse, Santiago Caputo becomes the only non-family member with a say in President Javier Milei’s inner circle. by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS Officials close ranks behind Pettovello as pressure builds 06-06-2024 20:51 Leading figures in government close ranks behind embattled Human Capital Minister Sandra Pettovello; President Milei backs ‘best minister in history’ as foodstuffs scandal rumbles on.
EXPIRED FOOD SCANDAL Expired food scandal: a chronology of hunger which the government sought to silence 06-06-2024 14:41 Human Capital Ministry’s missteps over more than millions of kilos of food held back at warehouses has exploded into scandal. Audits galore, dismissals, denunciations and an official communiqué overtaken by the facts.
INTERVIEW Ex-Energy and Mining secretary Flavia Royón: 'RIGI is necessary’ 06-06-2024 00:50 Former Energy & Mining secretary in Alberto Fernández and Javier Milei governments says RIGI investment incentive scheme is “necessary to develop LNG, hydrogen and mining projects.”
POLITICS: PROFILE Guillermo Francos: Political negotiator respected by opposition 28-05-2024 21:27 President Milei’s new Cabinet chief is a lawyer who co-founded the party Acción por la República. He will push for “dialogue” after replacing Nicolás Posse.
POLITICS Crisis at Human Capital Ministry: abrupt exits and resignations 24-04-2024 16:18 Legal Secretary Maximiliano Keczeli not the first from Sandra Pettovello’s inner circle to quit post, but he is perhaps the most important figure to have stepped down. Milei’s ‘protective umbrella’ and administrative overspills. by Ramón Indart
CRIME & SECURITY Prison breaks in Buenos Aires: 19 inmates escape in 20 days, many convicts at large 23-04-2024 16:04 Fugitives on the run in Argentina – overcrowding at police stations in and across the capital allows detainees to escape from jail.
HUMAN RIGHTS & DICTATORSHIP NGOs accuse Milei government ‘dismantling’ team investigating military records 12-04-2024 08:45 Injunction against move filed with courts as human rights groups denounce firing of 10 out of 13 researchers that probe archives of Armed Forces to assist investigations into crimes against humanity.
HEALTH & SOCIETY Desperate to dodge dengue, citizens struggle to find mosquito repellent 07-04-2024 09:34 Argentina is one of the worst hit by the outbreak of dengue sweeping the region – but those in and around Buenos Aires are struggling to find mosquito repellent.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Colombia expels Argentine diplomats amid row with Milei 28-03-2024 01:22 Colombia orders expulsion of Argentine diplomats after President Javier Milei describes his counterpart Gustavo Petro as a "terrorist" and "murderer."
JUDICIAL REFORM Cúneo Libarona outlines plan for ‘absolute transformation’ of justice system 21-03-2024 11:21 Justice Minister Mariano Cúneo Libarona plans overhaul of federal criminal procedural code, including shift to trial by jury system and changes to the Criminal Code.
Argentina peso bond Argentina peso bond puts balloon, spurring inflation risk 05-03-2024 14:16 Puts on Argentina’s peso debt issued by the Central Bank have surged under Javier Milei’s government, reaching a record and prompting officials to scale back their use amid growing investor concern.
EMPLOYMENT & WELFARE Government eliminates Potenciar Trabajo job scheme, plans new dual system 29-02-2024 00:08 Human Capital Minister Sandra Pettovello issues decree with President Javier Milei eradicating job aid scheme in bid to cut out intermediaries; New dual system set up to replace it.