Argentina's foreign policy erratic, misleading

There are pillars of Argentine President Javier Milei's foreign policy that were anticipated as he talked about them during the presidential campaign, such as his strong desire to realign with the United States and deepen relations with the European Union. During the campaign, his emphasis was also on boosting certain bilateral relations, such as Argentina-Israel ties, for personal reasons.

His new approach to foreign policy could have been defensible and even justifiable within Argentina as a consistent foreign policy strategy. Yet Milei's first foreign policy signals seem based eminently on ideological positions, prejudice and misperceptions, as is the case with his China policy.

Broadly speaking, Milei and his close aides appear to have a misleading view of the current state of international relations. To put it in another way, in a century which many say is of China and Asia, Argentina seems to be retreating toward an Atlantic-centric approach with the US at its epicenter, which is characteristic of the 20th century.