The absent leader strategy and Mr ‘Knee Head’

There’s an unwritten rule in Argentina’s politics that sometimes the leader has to remain absent. It happened with Cristina Fernández de Kirchner during the campaign for the 2017 midterm elections, when she... Read more »

Rafael Grossi, diplomat in running to head UN, warns of increased nuclear risk

Argentine diplomat Rafael Grossi, the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), warns that rising global instability and the assertiveness of world powers have put a strain on the idea of... Read more »

Milei puts military back in charge of defence after 42 years of civilian rule

Argentina’s Defence Ministry will be led by a military officer for the first time since the return to democracy in 1983 and the fall of the military dictatorship, President Javier Milei has... Read more »

Agreement still in the lab

One of the various mysteries of the trade agreement with the United States announced a week ago with such fanfare in Washington by the new Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno and US Secretary... Read more »

Milei (finally) divides to conquer

Chubut Province Governor Ignacio Torres flew to Buenos Aires this week to get something he has wanted for some time: the elimination of export duties for conventional oil production. The Patagonian province... Read more »

Disunited provinces | Buenos Aires Times

Nothing in the past week was big enough to interrupt this column’s mission of detailed analysis of last month’s midterms. A trade agreement with the United States is potentially momentous but quite... Read more »

Work hard, play hard: Global stars make the most of Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires has become, almost by accident, a regular destination for global stars, many of whom land here for professional commitments but inevitably fall for the city’s flavour, passion and atmosphere.  During... Read more »

Grupo Mexico, major crop traders eye Milei rail privatisation in Argentina

Investors seeking to capitalise on Javier Milei’s next round of market reforms are gearing up to bid in a tender to privatise Argentina’s beleaguered freight railways, part of the president’s effort to... Read more »

Lula pushes fossil fuel roadmap at COP30 amid agreement challenges

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva placed his “roadmap” for reducing dependence on fossil fuels back at the forefront of UN climate talks in Belem on Wednesday, despite the failure of... Read more »

Trump signs bill requiring release of Epstein files

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law a bill demanding the release of government records about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, sparking debate over whether the Republican leader will allow... Read more »