Amnesty International slams rise of Argentina’s 'surveillance state'
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·19 Aug 2026
Amnesty International Argentina on Tuesday denounced the growing use of surveillance technologies by President Javier Milei's government against his critics.
Former Milei aide arrested after pregnant woman shot in Bolivia
Buenos Aires Timesby Sergio Mendoza, Manuela Tobias & Daniel Carvalho, Bloomberg·19 Aug 2026
Argentine political strategist Fernando Cerimedo is under arrest in Bolivia after a woman who says she is pregnant with his child survived a shooting and accused him of orchestrating the attack.
Alberto Fernández, Fabiola Yáñez reported over alleged pandemic plane party
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·18 Aug 2026
Ex-president Alberto Fernández and former first lady Fabiola Yáñez are the subject of a new criminal complaint after reports emerged of an alleged “party” held aboard the Tango 01 presidential...
Viksit Bharat 2047: A road map for India to become a developed nation
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·18 Aug 2026
It is creditable that the Government of India has set for itself and the nation a crucial goal: that India should become Viksit Bharat by 2047, which would be the 100th year anniversary of India’s...
India's space sector: A launchpad for global partnerships
Buenos Aires Timesby Gurjit Singh*, author and formerly India's ambassador to Germany, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Ethiopia, Djibouti, the African Union and ASEAN bloc.·18 Aug 2026
Growing competition in outer space provides India with a unique opportunity to shape a narrative in which collaboration, rather than confrontation, drives space exploration.
Milei-linked political consultant detained in Bolivia after shooting of former partner
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·18 Aug 2026
Political consultant Fernando Cerimedo has been detained in Bolivia while attempting to board an Aerolíneas Argentinas flight to Buenos Aires, hours after his former partner, Bolivian activist and...
How families in Milei's Argentina sank deep into debt
Buenos Aires Timesby Sonia Avalos, AFP·18 Aug 2026
Andrea feels deep shame when she thinks about the loan she took out a year ago in Buenos Aires that she is now unable to repay. She's not alone.
‘Liberty as a mandate’ – Milei links Presidency to San Martín’s ‘ideas and values’
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·18 Aug 2026
President Javier Milei reappeared in public on Monday after more than a week without an appearance, heading the official government tribute commemorating General José de San Martín on the 176th...
Wamani: Martín Varsavsky's Mendoza refuge for a hypothetical war
Buenos Aires Timesby Nicolás González·17 Aug 2026
The Wamani complex in Mendoza Province, spearheaded by billionaire Martín Varsavsky, has gone from an airtight corporate secret to a geopolitical dilemma of global scale.
Shale driller Vista Energy jumps as Peter Thiel logs stake
Buenos Aires Timesby Jonathan Gilbert & Maria Elena Vizcaino, Bloomberg·17 Aug 2026
Shares in Vista Energy SAB, Argentina’s top oil exporter, jumped in New York on Monday after tech billionaire Peter Thiel reported a sizeable stake in the company.
Milei signs up Argentina to Trump’s anti-abortion international alliance
Buenos Aires Timesby Giselle Leclercq·16 Aug 2026
With complete secrecy, Argentina has signed up to the Geneva Consensus Declaration, a pro-life anti-abortion declaration promoted by the United States.
Peter Thiel reports stake in Argentine shale oil exporter Vista
Buenos Aires Timesby Jonathan Gilbert, Bloomberg·16 Aug 2026
Peter Thiel’s hedge fund acquired a sizeable stake in Vista Energy SAB, Argentina’s top oil exporter, increasing his ties to the South American country after recently buying a mansion in Buenos...
The New Right redraws Latin America’s map
Buenos Aires Timesby Antonella Marty, via Perfil·16 Aug 2026
Latin America’s presidential map looks almost monochrome today: palace after palace occupied by a charismatic right that invokes God and order, from Argentina to Honduras.
José Sarney: ‘President Milei is hostile to Brazil’
Buenos Aires Timesby Jorge Fontevecchia·15 Aug 2026
At the age of 96, former Brazilian José Sarnay continues to be one of the most authorised voices to speak of the relationship between his country and Argentina.
Scenarios: Three possible paths to Argentina’s 2027 election
Buenos Aires Timesby Jorge Fontevecchia·15 Aug 2026
With lightning speed, President Javier Milei has gone from being seen as a likely first-round re-election winner just a few weeks ago to a candidate who can no longer be considered to have even a...
Life in the age of empathy
Buenos Aires Timesby James Neilson·15 Aug 2026
In the not too distant past “empathy” was a rather abstruse technical term used only by philosophers and psychologists, but this is certainly not the case today.
Economic conundrums
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·15 Aug 2026
The debate over whether a fiscal surplus suffices for economic take-off has been taking a dangerously new twist in recent months, turning into the question of whether it can be sustained in the...
And if the divided rule?
Buenos Aires Timesby Michael Soltys·15 Aug 2026
Democracy stands to become self-destructive unless it can extirpate a cancer which can be termed electoral obsession disorder for want of a better phrase – something which seems to have powered...
Campaign battle royale as outsiders and professionals face Milei
Buenos Aires Timesby Agustino Fontevecchia·15 Aug 2026
Daniel Hadad, founder of digital news site Infobae, recently hosted a private viewing of a short-form documentary made with artificial intelligence at the majestic Law Faculty of the University of...
Stories that caught our eye: August 7 to 14
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·14 Aug 2026
JORGE MESSI DEAD, LIONEL HINTS AT THE END Jorge Messi, the father and long manager of football superstar Lionel Messi, died at the age of 68 last Saturday after resisting his severe health problems...
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