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.
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.