Pinochet wannabe? Argentina’s president-elect is not the libertarian he claims to be

Javier Milei says he is a freedom-loving anarcho-capitalist, but scratch him and a fascist bleeds through The far-right Argentine economist and so-called “libertarian” Javier Milei was elected president on Sunday night, promising to tackle inflation and take a sledgehammer to the state in the midst of an economic crisis. But his proposed policies will most…

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German and US defense chiefs make surprise visits to Kiev

Top Western officials visited Kiev on the tenth anniversary of the start of the Maidan protests A cavalcade of high-ranking Western officials paid an unannounced visit to Kiev on Monday, on the tenth anniversary of the start of the violent protests in the Ukrainian capital that eventually plunged the entire country into years of bloody…

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Who is Javier Milei, Argentina’s ‘Mini-Trump’?

A right-wing populist often compared to Donald Trump, Milei is described as more of a rock star than a politician Libertarian economist Javier Milei has defeated Economy Minister Sergio Massa to become president-elect of Argentina. Milei’s economic proposals are radical, but the populist leader’s personal life – from his passion for “tantric sex” to his…

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