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Argentine President Javier Milei Argentina’s fiscal tightening under the Milei administration

As the country maintains high interest rates and dollar reserves to sustain the confidence of financial markets, that very position generates opportunity costs and structural outflows that prevent the real accumulation of reserves and investment in productive sectors and infrastructure.

Javier Milei and Chief of Staff Manuel Adorni Milei’s approval collapses under corruption scandals and prolonged economic crisis

In addition to the economic crisis Argentina is facing, a series of corruption allegations has caused the Argentine president’s popularity to plummet to one of its lowest levels since he took office.

Milei Trump Netanyahu Asfura JOH Stone Hondurasgate: leaked audio links Asfura, Hernández, Trump, Milei, Netanyahu in anti-left plot

The WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram audio recordings leaked by Hondurasgate reveal an alleged plot and secret agreements involving Honduran President Nasry Asfura, former President Juan Orlando Hernández (convicted of drug trafficking), Argentine President Javier Milei, and the US and Israeli governments, among others.

Argentine President Javier Milei and Peter Thiel Peter Thiel has private meeting with Argentine President Javier Milei

The meeting took place during a visit in which Thiel decided to buy a house in Buenos Aires. Some media outlets claim that the meeting could be a prelude to a major deal between Palantir and the Argentine government.

In visit to Tel Aviv, Milei affirms support to Israel and declares Marx was “satanic”

On his third trip to Israel, Milei signed security agreements, sang, and gave speeches accusing Marx of being satanic. Taken together, his activities in West Asia amount to more than just an official visit.

Coup leaders Admiral Massera and General Videla. Argentina, 50 years after its darkest night

Half a century after the dictatorship began, the economic course of Javier Milei’s government continues along the same path set by the military regime.

Thiago Avila Global Sumud Flotilla (1) Thiago Ávila, coordinator of Global Sumud Flotilla, deported from Argentina

According to Ávila’s account, the ban on his entry came from the highest levels of the government of Javier Milei, a staunch ally of Israel and the United States.

Marco Rubio Shield of the Americas Shield of the Americas: Trump’s new tool for hemispheric military coordination

The agreement was signed by more than a dozen right-wing and far-right Latin American governments, and ensures Washington’s dominance and leadership in the Americas.

Kristi Noem Daniel Noboa Trump’s regional allies to gather in Miami for “Shield of the Americas” Summit

The “Shield of the Americas” summit seeks to secure Trump’s dominance in the Americas. Not all countries in the region will participate in the meeting.

Javier Milei with chainsaw Labor rights in dispute: neoliberalism vs progressive reform in Latin America

The state of labor rights in Latin America and the Caribbean is in flux. While some countries are seeing significant advances, others are suffering major setbacks.

National strike and mass mobilization Argentina February 18 Argentina’s general strike against 12 hour workday

While organized workers seek to repeal the controversial reform, it advances in Congress. It still needs to be ratified by the Senate. Workers claim that it eliminates many of their rights.

General Confederation of Labor and the United Trade Union Front announced a nationwide 24‑hour general strike in Argentina on February 19 Argentina general strike targets Milei’s labor reform that strips rights

The bill has already passed the Senate and will be voted on in the Chamber this Thursday; government promises to repress protests.