The chainsaw-wielding economist follows through on his promise of 'shock therapy,' prioritizing taming inflation by cutting spending and deregulating

Argentina's President Javier Milei at a political festival in Rome on Dec ... The country was on its way to becoming another Venezuela. Yes, Milei wanted to blow it up. After Milei’s unlikely victory, political scientist Ian Bremmer warned, “Economic ...

Milei is often branded a “right-wing populist,” “far-right outsider,” and “far-right libertarian.” The fascist Peronists, socialists, and unionists who spent decades gutting and plundering one of the wealthiest nations in the world are never assigned such ideological designations.

To Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Javier Milei is a “cowardly bug,” “fascist trash” and an “ugly, stupid SOB.” To Mr. Milei, Argentina’s president, the socialist strongman in Caracas is the political gift that keeps on giving.

As Donald Trump prepares to assume power for a second term Monday, avowed admirer Javier Milei of Argentina has his sights set on becoming the US president's man in Latin America.

With expected good access to the new White House, it will be up to Milei and his team to distinguish personal ideology from national interest and act accordingly.

A seemingly all-powerful Javier Milei has taken Argentina, and a great part of the world, by storm.

As Javier Milei attends Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration, the shared ideological, geopolitical, and economic ties between the two leaders highlight their mutual goals and the challenges ahead.

Mr Milei’s economic management is a vast improvement on that of his predecessor. During the previous left-wing Peronist administration, the government won over voters by running up vast budget deficits.

For the first time since its inauguration more than a decade ago, the prize dubbed the “Jewish Nobel” is going to a non-Jew: Javier Milei, the president of Argentina.

Argentina's annual inflation rate fell to 117.8 percent in 2024, marking a significant drop of 93.6 points compared to the record 211.4 percent inflation

(AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez) Venezuela’s opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, right, and Argentine President Javier Milei hold hands from the government house balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. Gonzalez, who claims he won ...