Overview
- Speaking in a preview of a CNN interview, Javier Milei said about ten countries are working toward a new alliance to defend “ideas of liberty” and oppose what he calls socialism and the woke movement.
- The initiative remains in an early phase without a name, confirmed membership, or structure, and Argentina is eyeing a 2026 leaders’ meeting in Buenos Aires.
- Presidential sources have floated potential participants including José Antonio Kast (Chile), Santiago Peña (Paraguay), Rodrigo Paz (Bolivia), Daniel Noboa (Ecuador), Nayib Bukele (El Salvador), José Jerí (Peru), José Raúl Mulino (Panama) and Luis Abinader (Dominican Republic).
- The stated aim is to counter the influence of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela and to differentiate the bloc from left‑leaning democratic governments in the region.
- Casa Rosada points to recent bilateral contacts as groundwork, with more details expected around Milei’s full CNN appearance on January 11 and his planned Davos address from January 19 to 23.