c/Neoliberal · by CoffeeAddict@kbin.social · 2y

Argentina bombshell as Milei submits request to join NATO

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1889927/argentina-nato-javier-milei

President Milei has formally put in an application to join the global military alliance.

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CoffeeAddict@kbin.social · 3 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Today, Defense Minister Luis Alfonso Petri submitted the formal request. He said on X: "I met with Deputy Secretary General of NATO Geoana. I transmitted a letter of intent to him, which contains a request from Argentina to become a global partner of this organisation.”

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“Argentina plays an important role in Latin America, and I welcome today’s request to explore becoming a NATO partner. NATO works with a range of countries around the world to promote peace and stability. Closer political and practical cooperation could benefit us both.”

Firstly, hooray for globalism.

Secondly, I did not have this on my 2024 bingo.

theinspectorst@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

How would this even work? NATO is a treaty for collective defence against an attack on a member's territory 'in Europe or North America'. Argentina isn't in Europe or North America, so presumably wouldn't get the Article 5 protection that is the cornerstone of collective defence - unless the treaty was amended to also cover members' territory in South America?

(Sidenote: to the best of my knowledge, since NATO was established only one country has attacked the territory of a NATO member in South America... 🤔)

CoffeeAddict@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y

I honestly have no idea. It also looks like Argentina is keeping their claim on the Falklands, too, so that muddies things even further.