economist, politician and president of Argentina since 2023
Javier Milei's economic policy: Investment boom instead of state intervention
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Tomorrow’s #frontpage . #480. October 31, 2026.
- The Brazilian Job: Flávio’s great escape
- Judge presses Milei government on assistance
- Interview with Michel ... Show more
Opposition demands answers from Milei over role in Flávio Bolsonaro escape: Peronist lawmakers said they will seek to summon Cabinet officials before Congress; ...
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The handshake between Spain's Pedro Sanchez and Argentina's Javier Milei was less than cordial at the Ibero-American summit in Madrid today.
Press freedom in Argentina: Amnesty criticizes Javier Milei for denigrating journalists
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Tomorrow's #frontpage .#479. October 24, 2026
– A look at the polls, one year until 2027 election
– Lula or Flávio: Brazil decides
– Nicolás Massot interview
– ... Show more
Argentina’s president rules out military action over Falkland Islands: Milei’s remarks mark first time he has ruled out military intervention on the territory ...
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/falkland-islands-javier-milei-argentina-b3071257.html
Argentina drops investigation into Milei over crypto fraud: Javier Milei had denied acting fraudulently when a cryptocurrency nosedived after he deleted a social ...
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Tausende haben in Buenos Aires für die Finanzierung staatlicher Universitäten demonstriert. Präsident Javier Milei hatte das entsprechende Gesetz zwar per Veto ... Show more
Tomorrow’s #frontpage . #478. October 17, 2026.
- Milei touts for investment
- Marcha Federal
- Economic outlook
- Pope visit in doubt
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🇦🇷 Demonstrators in #Argentina clashed with police on Thursday at a major protest in #BuenosAires over budget-slashing President #JavierMilei 's higher education spending ... Show more
Thousands of students and university workers marched in Buenos Aires, Argentina’s capital, on Thursday in opposition to deep education cuts by far-right ... Show more
University staff and students hold a protest in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to demand increased funding and wages after what they describe as unfulfilled promises ... Show more
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Tomorrow’s #frontpage . #478. October 17, 2026.
- Milei touts for investment
- Marcha Federal
- Economic outlook
- Pope visit in doubt
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Tomorrow's #frontpage . #476. October 3, 2026.
– Javier in Paris: Milei returns with investment
– Argentina's richest lawmakers
– Brazil election ... Show more
Argentina poverty rate jumps to 32.3% in first half of 2026 in setback for Milei: Argentina’s poverty rate rose sharply in the first half of 2026 ...
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Argentina issues new deadline to UK over Falkland Islands: It comes just days after Mr Milei criticised the UN in his speech at the General Assembly for failing ...
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/falklands-argentina-javier-milei-oil-b3058000.html
Key FactsMilei threatens UK over Falkland oil project
Sep 29, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.com
- Milei said he had instructed Argentina’s Foreign Ministry and legal teams to initiate international arbitration if the deadline passed.
- UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said Argentina lacked the ability to seize the Falklands by force.
- The companies maintain that Sea Lion holds valid licences issued by Britain and the Falkland Islands.
- The field lies 209 kilometres from the islands and contains an estimated 1.7 billion barrels; extraction is due within two years.
the UN had become "a useless organisation" which only serves "arrogant parasites dressed up as well-intentioned bureaucrats".— Javier Milei, Argentine President, criticizing the UN in the wake of his General Assembly remarks on Falkland sovereignty
Argentina president threatens to 'take matters into our own hands' over Falkland Islands
metro.co.uk/2026/09/24/argentina-president-threatens-take-matters-hands-falkland-islands-29648883/
As A.I. Panic Grows, Javier Milei Is Pitching Argentina As a Rules-Free Haven: Mr. Milei wants to go all in on artificial intelligence even as other leaders ...
nytimes.com/2026/09/29/world/americas/argentina-ai-rules-milei.html
Debt-laden Argentina puts citizenship up for sale to wealthy foreigners: Economy Minister Luis Caputo announces South America's first citizenship-by-investment ...
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Argentina Politics Explained, Who Holds Power in 2026: Argentina politics in 2026 is a contest between a strong presidency, provincial governors and a divided ...
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Tomorrow's #frontpage . #475. September 26, 2026.
– INDEC: Poverty rises to 32.3%
– Milei rips 'useless' UN, presses Malvinas claim
– Pope's ... Show more
Thousands of protesters marched in Buenos Aires against President Javier Milei's austerity measures. Human rights and political groups accused the ... Show more
Swiss farmers who emigrated to Argentina: Their trust in Javier Milei: Swiss-Argentine farmers Kurt and Christian Zweifel believed in Javier Milei's reform ...
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Argentines protest Milei's austerity, demanding higher wages and public spending
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Give us a Hong Kong-style Handover of Falklands from UK, says Argentinian leader: Argentine President Javier Milei has called for a Hong Kong-style Handover of ...
hongkongfp.com/2026/09/07/give-us-a-hong-kong-style-handover-of-falklands-from-uk-says-argentinian-leader/
Why the Falklands Is a Pressure Point For the U.K.—and How Milei, Trump Are Stoking Tensions
time.com/article/2026/09/04/falkland-islands-britain-argentina-sovereignty-dispute-Milei-threats-trump/
Dispute over Falkland Islands: Milei wants military base and sanctions against British companies
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Key FactsMilei Renews Argentina’s Claim to Falkland Islands
Sep 4, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bostonherald.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bostonherald.com
- Milei announced decrees on Thursday imposing sanctions on companies working on planned oil production near the islands.
- Rockhopper Exploration and Navitas Petroleum said Milei’s threats were not expected to materially affect the Sea Lion project’s development or timetable.
- British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband reaffirmed the islanders’ right to self-determination; 99.8% voted in 2013 to remain a British overseas territory.
- The 1982 war killed 649 Argentine and 255 British troops; today, Britain’s deterrent includes more than 1,000 troops.
Any further advance on the Malvinas Islands will be considered a violation of our national security.— Argentine President Javier Milei, during a nationwide address about the Falkland Islands sovereignty claim.
Paid articlePaywall The presidential candidate Brazil’s authorities tried to ban: Renan Santos, a fast-talking liberal with a rock band, models himself after Argentina’s Javier ...
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Navitas Petroleum: Argentina to file criminal charges against Israeli oil firm drilling in Falklands
independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/argentina-navitas-petroleum-falklands-drilling-dispute-b3046464.html
Milei: Give us a Hong Kong-style handover of Falklands
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More than 40 years after the Falklands War: Milei escalates dispute and wants islands back
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Milei is exploiting Trump’s chaos with his threats to the Falklands. There is nothing the UK can do
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Key FactsMilei renews Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands
Sep 4, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: independent.co.uk
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: independent.co.uk
- Milei threatened sanctions against companies involved in offshore Falklands oil exploitation and pledged to reclaim the islands.
- According to the article, Donald Trump encouraged Milei after Britain declined to participate in the US-Israeli war against Iran.
- Britain’s armed forces are being told to halt training to cut costs and are at their lowest strength in centuries, the article says.
- Diplomatic sources say the White House is strongly pressuring Britain to abandon its sanctions plans targeting Israeli settlements.
Our role and relevance as a country in the world has changed dramatically. The Falklands are our future – we need to recover these islands, which are nationally relevant. There is no other path forward.— Javier Milei, Argentine president; quoted in the Independent article about his Falklands threats.
Argentina gives fresh warning to UK over Falkland Islands: Argentine president Javier Milei is to make a ‘national announcement’ on Thursday and vowed his ...
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Falklands conflict escalates: Milei announces military base - | and Trump abandons London.
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Argentina under Milei: Increasing Insolvencies: Under Javier Milei, the number of Argentinians who can no longer service their loans is rising ...
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Argentina president Javier Milei has claimed ‘the Falklands are Argentinian’
Milei’s social media machine is starting to misfire: Javier Milei has described himself as “a product of social media,” but his online support is in decline ...
batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/mileis-social-media-machine-is-starting-to-misfire-in-argentina.phtml
Argentine leader threatens to sanction oil firms and reiterates Falklands claim: Javier Milei reiterates his country's claim on the British overseas territory ...
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The Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has insisted the UK will “resolutely uphold” the self-determination of the Falkland Islands - after the Argentinian president ... Show more
Argentine President Javier Milei says he will sanction oil companies drilling in the Falkland Islands, as he renews Argentina's claim to the ... Show more
Argentina to file criminal case against oil company operating in Falklands: The move comes days after President Javier Milei stepped up Argentina's claims of ...
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Tomorrow's #frontpage . #472. September 5, 2026.
– Milei's Malvinas measures and speech
– Cartoneros face uncertain future in Buenos Aires
– Messi retires ... Show more
Argentina has threatened to seize the Falklands. There is one problem: their military is in tatters
independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/argentina-falklands-milei-military-navy-b3044633.html
Dispute over Falkland Islands: Milei wants military base and sanctions: Argentina's president feels a tailwind from US President Trump. "We will use all ...
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President: Not re-electing me would be 'social suicide': President closes out right-wing Vientos de Cambio forum in Buenos Aires by ruling out any softening of ...
batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/milei-says-not-re-electing-him-would-be-social-suicide.phtml
Milei revives bitter Malvinas dispute with UK: “Today our national cause faces a clear and urgent danger,” Milei said in a televised address Thursday evening ...
batimes.com.ar/news/economy/argentinas-milei-revives-bitter-malvinas-dispute-with-united-kingdom.phtml
President Javier Milei says ‘winds of change’ support Argentina’s claim to Falkland Islands
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Argentina’s President Javier Milei has put the dispute over the Falkland Islands back at the centre of the country’s agenda ... Show more
In the dispute over the Falkland Islands, Argentine President Javier Milei has announced the establishment of a military base in Tierra del Fuego at the ... Show more
Argentina threatens sanctions - | Ongoing dispute over the Falkland Islands: Argentina's President Milei is going on the offensive in the ongoing conflict ...
tagesschau.de/ausland/amerika/argentinien-streit-falkland-inseln-100.html
Milei: Argentina ‘will prevail’ over declining Britain
telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/04/argentina-sanctions-oil-fields-falklands/
Vista Energy: Peter Thiel invests in Argentina's largest oil exporter: The Palantir founder is expanding his connections to Argentina: Peter Thiel now holds ...
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Peter Thiel becomes anti-Milei rallying cry for Argentina’s left: In Argentina, Peter Thiel has become an avatar for the left’s charge that President Javier ...
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After meeting with Milei: Trump friend Peter Thiel is investing $76 million in Argentina's oil
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Key FactsPeter Thiel’s Fund Invests About $76 Million in Vista
Aug 16, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: fr.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: fr.de
- According to a notice filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, Thiel Macro LLC acquired about one percent of Vista for roughly $76 million.
- Vista produced an average of 156,061 barrels of oil equivalent per day in the second quarter of 2026, 16 percent more than in the first quarter.
- The Vista position represented roughly 18 percent of the $418.7 million stock portfolio Thiel Macro reported to the SEC.
- OpenAI and Argentine company Sur Energy signed a memorandum of understanding for a large data center in October 2025, with Reuters reporting that investment could reach $25 billion.
Today's #frontpage . #470. August 22, 2026
– Crunching economic indicators
– Household finances on brink
– Interview: El Salvador journalist in exile Óscar ... Show more
🇨🇴 #Colombian President-elect Abelardo de la #Espriella takes office August 8, vowing to launch a war on drug gangs and cosy up to the United States ... Show more
He who causes the damage should feel it himself.: Argentina's president plans consequences for politicians in cases of national deficits ...
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Buenos Aires hosts global DEA summit on drug trafficking: Senior officials from around 100 countries are taking part in an international conference that ...
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Key FactsBuenos Aires set to host 40th DEA drug-trafficking conference
Aug 18, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: english.elpais.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: english.elpais.com
- The DEA and Argentina’s Security Ministry are organizing the conference at Libertad Palace from August 18 to 20.
- Between 400 and 600 delegates are expected, including senior law-enforcement officials from dozens of countries.
- The U.S. Embassy says discussions aim to strengthen operational cooperation, intelligence sharing, and enforcement priorities against drug trafficking, money laundering, and narco-terrorism.
- The choice is viewed as another sign of the close relationship between Donald Trump and Javier Milei.
OpinionFailure of the left: Why South America is shifting to the right: It was only the failure of the progressive parties that paved the way for Milei, de la Espriella ...
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Argentina's President Destroys Relations with Brazil: Javier Milei has vilified and insulted his counterpart Lula da Silva. He has apparently deliberately ...
freitag.de/autoren/niklas-franzen/argentiniens-praesident-schreddert-das-verhaeltnis-zu-brasilien
Argentina’s Milei limits free hospital care for foreigners: Argentina’s federal government will no longer finance hospital care for non-resident foreigners ...
ctvnews.ca/world/article/argentinas-milei-limits-free-hospital-care-for-foreigners/
Scandal in Brazil: Milei insults Lula: Argentina's head of state insults Lula, the head of state of Brazil, at a party conference of Flávio Bolsonaro's ...
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Key FactsDiplomatic Crisis Between Argentina and Brazil Deepens
Jul 27, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: faz.net
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: faz.net
- Argentine President Javier Milei harshly attacked Lula and Brazil’s judiciary at a right-wing party convention.
- In response, Brazil withdrew its ambassador from Buenos Aires and called in the Argentine ambassador for talks.
- Milei labeled Lula a 'thief' and 'prisoner' while urging rejection of socialist forces in Latin America.
- This incident marks the most severe diplomatic dispute between the neighboring countries in decades.
There is no precedent for a foreign head of state on Brazilian soil to express attacks and insults against the head of state, the democratic institutions – including the judiciary – and the Brazilian people.— Brazilian Foreign Ministry; statement condemning the attacks and insults directed at Lula and Brazilian democratic institutions during the diplomatic incident.
OpinionBudget deficit: The Milei Principle for Germany - | Debt must hurt the right people
welt.de/politik/deutschland/article6a7042b4ef632fe6ede6928c/haushaltsdefizit-das-milei-prinzip-fuer-deutschland-schuldenmachen-muss-den-richtigen-wehtun.html
Key FactsSteinhöfel’s Proposal: Personal Consequences for Budget Deficits
Aug 3, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
- According to the article, the Bundestag and federal government decide the state’s revenue and spending, while citizens and businesses bear the consequences through levies, inflation, and interest and repayment burdens.
- The article argues that Germany’s constitutional debt brake has repeatedly been circumvented through emergency resolutions, special funds, and debt-financed supplementary budgets without personal consequences for those responsible.
- Under the Milei government’s announcement, if a deficit persists for months without being remedied on time, non-essential state activities would be suspended and the president, vice president, senators, lawmakers, and ministers would among others receive no salary.
- Two fully drafted proposals described as ready for introduction would first establish the constitutional basis in Germany and then set out the details of such a mechanism.
Javier Mileis' "fiscal ankle bracelet": Politicians pay for national deficits
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Brazil downgrades diplomatic ties with Argentina amid Milei row: Brazil recalls its ambassador and downgrades relations to the charge d'affaires level after ...
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Milei seeks to expel or bar foreigners who express 'hate' against Argentina: President Javier Milei claims that left-wing governments across the Americas are ...
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Argentina supporters gathered at Buenos Aires’ Obelisk turned violent when groups began throwing stones and bottles at police after their team’s 1-0 World Cup ... Show more
Brazil has asked Argentina's ambassador to leave the country, the foreign ministry in Buenos Aires said Tuesday, amid a diplomatic spat sparked by ... Show more
Brazil wants Argentine ambassador out: Buenos Aires
Brazil wants Argentine ambassador out: Buenos Aires
Brazilians are outraged: | "Bald-headed scum": Milei triggers diplomatic crisis: During the nomination of a right-wing presidential candidate in Brazil ...
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Brazil withdraws ambassador from Argentina: Decades of tension between Argentina and Brazil reach a new peak. The Argentine president hurls insults without end - ...
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Milei introduces entry ban because of "hate speech against Argentina": President: | "Anyone who attacks the Republic of Argentina is not welcome in our country"
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Paid articlePaywall Javier Milei’s Odysseus act: He is wisely overhauling the central bank. But winning elections remains paramount
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Javier Bardem addresses controversy around the World Cup final: ‘Milei is not all of the Argentine population’
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🚨🚨🗣️ Argentina president Javier Milei: "[Argentina] always took up stances and behaved in a measured manner throughout the tournament ... Show more