Argentina formally requested on Thursday to join NATO as a global partner, a status that would clear the way for greater political and security cooperation at a time when the right-wing government of President Javier Milei aims to boost ties with Western powers and attract investment.
The request came as NATO’s Deputy General Secretary Mircea Geoana held talks in Brussels on regional security challenges with visiting Argentine Defense Minister Luis Petri.
Geoana said he welcomed Argentina’s bid to become an accredited partner in the alliance — a valued role short of “ally” for nations that are not in NATO’s geographical area and not required to take part in collective military actions. NATO membership is currently limited to countries of Europe, Turkey, Canada and the United States.
The designation could allow Argentina access to advanced technology, security systems and training not previously available to it, the Argentine presidency said.
That headline is misleading. They don’t want to join NATO. They want to be a NATO partner like a few other countries not in North America or Europe. They wouldn’t be part of the mutual defense pact but their military and arms dealers would use NATO “standards.”
It’s probably more about him wanting Argentina to manufacture some NATO-approved weapons — like get a subcontract to make spare parts and ammo for NATO tanks — and also modernize Argentina’s military by training with NATO countries
Sweden and Finland joining NATO: We had good reasons not to join previously, but we’re now genuinely worried about Russia’s recent expansionism, and as its neighbours, and we want tighter military cooperation with our allies.
Milei joining NATO: Man wouldn’t I look cool in the photo.
It’s part if his well thought out strategy of “please let me part of the cool kids group I’ll do anything I’ll strip down the country and sell it for scraps just let me smell Ayn Rand’s clothes”
Worked great for Yelstin
Aren’t they also trying to join bricks. Are they just signing up to everything as a last gasp to save the country?
We are not, milei drop that when he became president
I am surprised, why did he drop it?
Officialy? China bad, russian commies bad, US hell yeah, israel the superior race, eagles and freedom rules!!
Unofficially? Who knows. China and the US have been arm wrestling here for different topics. For example, we are buying f16 because USA gave a counteroffer so we dont buy chinese jets (now, staying close to nato could just be a way to ensure that we get f16 spare parts). The same happened (many times) when we were debating about buying a chinese PWR.
Now there is some fuzz about who controls the pass near tierra del fuego. China was building a restricted port and they already have a military base. US is now doing it too, but at least they promise to do it in colaboration with us… if this thing is real, it would be a miracle if we end the next decade still controlling Patagonia.
Complete moron.
Mostly he’s an asshole
I dunno, he is a giant asshole but a guy who uses a psychic to ask for political advise from his cloned dogs who he believes are reincarnations and can see the future is more of a moron to me. Almost as much of a moron as his voters.
We don’t need any fascists in NATO. Go knock at Russia’s door.
First Qatar, and now Argentina.
And if the latter also gets rejected, then I could say that history repeats itself.
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Argentina is one of the countries with the most coastline on the Atlantic Ocean.
That’s fair, in my defense though it was early and I was thinking of Chile
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