Dictators & Demagogues 06: Javier Milei – Argentina’s ‘mad man’

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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From autocratic strongmen to democratic internationalists, Hamish Macdonald examines the cultural, historical, and personal motives of people on the world stage. What would we uncover if we ask the friends, enemies, colleagues and observers to 'Take me to Your Leader!'