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.
Politics, power & Peronism Plan Máximo: First the province, then the presidency 16-01-2021 08:03 Máximo Kirchner, 43-year-old son of two former presidents, aims to head the Buenos Aires provincial branch of the PJ movement, before using it as a launching-pad for the 2023 elections. The ultimate goal? The Casa Rosada. by Carlos Claá & Rodis Recalt, Noticias
UNITED STATES Trump finally folds and condemns rioters, concedes election 07-01-2021 22:13 Trump backs down and appeals for "healing and reconciliation" following Wednesday's unprecedented scenes of violence at the US Capitol. US president pledges a smooth transition of power to Joe Biden.
EDITORIAL The first year of the rest of a presidency 12-12-2020 09:08 A bigger game-changer than coronavirus could hardly be imagined, but Argentina remains very much the same country behind the face-masks.
IDB Presidency New IDB boss Claver-Carone says he'll work for all of Latin America 15-09-2020 12:40 Mauricio Claver-Carone has been voted the new president of the Inter-American Development bank, making him the first non-Latin American head of the institution.
OBITUARY Former Santa Fe governor Hermes Binner dies aged 77 26-06-2020 19:01 Argentina’s first socialist provincial governor and runner-up in the 2011 presidential elections dies of acute pneumonia.
Russian president Putin puts on display of military might ahead of key vote 24-06-2020 15:14 Vladimir Putin put Russia’s military strength on display Wednesday in a parade to mark the 75th anniversary of the World War II defeat of Nazi Germany, braving the coronavirus pandemic ahead of a referendum that may allow him to rule until 2036.
Dystopian future New HBO series 'The Plot Against America' goes for daring Trump parallel 18-03-2020 17:59 The TV adaption of US author Philip Roth’s 2004 bleak novel, which envisions an alternate history of a fascist United States, certainly suggests a link between fantasy and the current political reality.
NEW ERA IN ARGENTINA Alberto’s ‘Robin Hood’ approach offers clues for the future 11-01-2020 10:16 On debt, the government hopes to get a grace period of four years in an ideal scenario, but given the ambiguous willingness that IMF staffers and creditors seem to be showing, it is likely to get closer to two – if things go relatively well. by Marcelo J. Garcia
TRUMP IMPEACHMENT Trump wins Putin's backing as he's impeached for abuse of power 19-12-2019 07:53 By a 230 to 197 vote in the Democratic-majority House, the 45th US president became just the third occupant of the White House in US history to be impeached.
NEW ERA IN ARGENTINA Newly inaugurated Fernández off to frantic start 14-12-2019 09:26 Peronist leader’s first few days as head of state have moved at a frenetic pace, as Argentina’s new president offers the first real indications about what his administration’s priorities will be.
Bloomberg Fernández will continue teaching law class at UBA 13-12-2019 18:29 One class of Argentine law students will have a special professor next semester: the President of the Republic.
TRANSITION 2019 Fernández eyes up diplomatic appointments, with Scioli set for Brazil 27-11-2019 17:52 Former presidential candidate and Buenos Aires Province governor – who famously lost to President Macri in the 2015 election – set to head to Brasilia in diplomatic shake-up.
MACRI'S NEXT MOVE? Macri ponders post-presidential role as global anti-populist leader 20-11-2019 22:02 Argentina's outgoing leader is not just convinced he has a role to play as opposition leader, he's also looking farther afield. by Gabriel Ziblat
FROM A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE Putting Bolivia’s power vacuum in context 16-11-2019 12:32 It is this column’s contention that Evo Morales was the greatest president in Bolivian history, but yet he crossed the line long before the forces toppling him. by Michael Soltys
IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS Trump to face limits of his power in impeachment hearings 13-11-2019 12:22 House of Representatives launches first public hearing of Donald Trump’s impeachment investigation, an extraordinary process to determine whether the 45th president of the United States should be removed from office.
TRANSITION 2019 Fernández struggles to counter narrative that Cristina will be in charge 11-11-2019 16:43 Alberto Fernández is Argentina's next president. But before even taking charge he is battling claims that he is just a puppet for ex-president Cristina Kirchner.
SUPREME COURT Ex-Colombia president Álvaro Uribe questioned on witness tampering 08-10-2019 13:32 Colombia's powerful former president appears before Supreme Court for questioning in a case involving alleged witness tampering.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS Markets: Dead-cat bounce finally arrives for Argentine markets 15-08-2019 15:08 After a brutal three-day sell-off that saw average yields spike to 21% and an implied probability of default gauge surge above 80% percent, investors finally found prices cheap enough to begin taking risk in the battered credit.