Dictators & Demagogues 06: Javier Milei – Argentina’s ‘mad man’
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Make Argentina Great Again. That's the catchcry Javier Milei has borrowed from his friend, Donald Trump.
Wildly brash (like Trump) deliberately unkempt (like Boris Johnson), Milei has made his way to the top job with no government experience and a whole lot of chutzpah.
And you won’t believe who – or what – set him on this path...
Guests:
Dr Constanza Sanhueza - Lecturer in Political Science, Australian National University
Vera Bergengruen - TIME Washington DC reporter
Eduardo Amadeo - Diplomat, economist, and economic advisor to Javier Milei’s Security Minister
Producers: Zoe Ferguson and Linda Lopresti
Executive Producer: Amruta Slee
Sound Engineer: John Jacobs
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