Argentina

Argentine Navy A-4Q Skyhawk 0655/3-A-202 in 2007

The Last Argentine A-4 Airstrike Could Have Changed the Falklands War

But the bold Argentine A-4 Skyhawks’ efforts were all for naught: Argentina surrendered to the British the following day.

An Argentine Navy vessel at sea.

Argentina Has Its Hands Full Countering China’s Illegal Fishing

Recent reporting has discovered nearly 200 Chinese vessels illegally operating in Argentina’s exclusive economic zone.

Bolivia is the holder of the world’s largest known lithium reserves.

The Geopolitics of Lithium in 2025

As China and Russia expand their lithium influence, the United States must rethink its policies to remain competitive in 2025. The new U.S. administration must rethink its entire lithium policy...

The EU-Mercosur Agreement Shows America Has Fallen Behind

The announcement at the December 5-6 summit of the Southern Common Market—Mercosur—that a trade agreement with the European Union (EU) had been reached came as a surprise to many, as...

Israel’s Parliamentary Diplomacy with Latin America

Editor’s Note: A version of this article appeared in the Jerusalem Post. It is reprinted here with permission from that publication.  Following Hamas’s barbaric massacre on October 7, Colombia, Chile,...

Argentina’s Javier Milei Brings His Ideology to the World Stage

Some years ago, a marketing campaign for Dos Equis beer profiled a (made-up) personality, a suave gentleman whom it termed “the most interesting man in the world.” No one would...

The AMIA Bombing: Thirty Years Later

On July 12, Argentina’s President Javier Milei placed Hamas on its terrorism list, proclaiming the government’s “unwavering commitment to recognizing terrorists for what they are.”  The terrorism of the organization...

Choosing Sides: Argentina’s New Chapter with NATO

Argentina’s recent decision to purchase F-16 jets from Denmark, its request to join NATO as a “global partner,” and the pressure exerted on the Chinese-run deep space station in the...

Marco Rubio: Building a Pro-America Future in our Hemisphere

Our region is currently experiencing at least six major crises. These range from unprecedented mass migration at the U.S. southern border to the complete breakdown of social order in Haiti...

F-16 Fighter Sale to Argentina Could Help Drive China Out of Latin America

The Monroe Doctrine took form in 1823, and it remained central to American grand strategy throughout the 20th century. The Doctrine opposed European colonialism in the Western Hemisphere, and it...

How Ukraine Fits into Latin America’s Contradictory Foreign Policies

The formula for a successful foreign policy—with substance, significance, and results—lies in aligning the state’s strategic interests with the nation’s founding principles. That is to say, policymakers’ decisions aimed at...

With Help from the Five Eyes, Argentina Doomed to Lose the Falklands War

In the early morning hours of April 2, 1982, Argentinian naval commandos landed three miles south of Port Stanley, the capital of the Falklands Islands. They made their way to...