Milei’s White House Visit: Another Chapter in Washington’s Strategic Alliance with Argentina

Argentina’s President Javier Milei will be welcomed again at the White House on October 14 by former U.S. President Donald Trump — a meeting that goes far beyond ceremonial gestures and reveals a deeper playbook in American foreign policy aimed at safeguarding national interests through bolstering allies in Latin America. Why Is Washington Doubling Down on Argentina? This visit follows a recent encounter at the United Nations where Milei and Trump met, but what Washington offers is not merely political camaraderie. Behind the scenes, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been negotiating a $20 billion currency swap between the U.S. and...