Dogmatic Westernization in foreign policy and strategic denationalization in national defense: Javier Milei's government in perspective (2023-2025)
This paper describes the foreign policy of Javier Milei's government as one of "dogmatic Westernization" and argues that its defense policy is framed within a process of "strategic denationalization". These approaches, as the libertarian administration is close to completing...
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I15-R226-article-2412025-10-24T13:26:52Z Dogmatic Westernization in foreign policy and strategic denationalization in national defense: Javier Milei's government in perspective (2023-2025) Occidentalización dogmática en política exterior y desnacionalización estratégica en defensa nacional: el gobierno de Javier Milei en perspectiva (2023-2025) Anzelini, Luciano Occidentalización dogmática Desnacionalización estratégica Política exterior Defensa Nacional Javier Milei Dogmatic Westernization Strategic Denationalization Foreign Policy National Defense Javier Milei This paper describes the foreign policy of Javier Milei's government as one of "dogmatic Westernization" and argues that its defense policy is framed within a process of "strategic denationalization". These approaches, as the libertarian administration is close to completing half of its term, constitute structural features in its way of viewing the world and designing the nation's defensive-military apparatus. Following the introduction, the following two sections present a summary of the prolific series of positions, announcements, executive measures, and legislative initiatives —from December 2023 to May 2025— in foreign policy and national defense that support Milei's project of "dogmatic Westernization" and "strategic denationalization." This enumeration will also attempt to clarify how foreign policy —in its international security dimension— has contributed to the dislocation of the Argentine military-defensive system and the alteration of the normative and doctrinal order constructed since the restoration of democracy in 1983. Finally, tentative conclusions will be presented on what to expect if the ongoing processes of "dogmatic Westernization" and "strategic denationalization" deepen in the future. El trabajo refiere a la política exterior del gobierno de Javier Milei como de “occidentalización dogmática” y plantea que su política de defensa se encuadra en un proceso de “desnacionalización estratégica”. Estas aproximaciones, cuando la administración libertaria se acerca a la mitad de su mandato, constituyen rasgos de orden estructural sobre la forma de ver el mundo y de definir el dispositivo defensivo-militar de la nación. Luego de la introducción, las siguientes dos secciones presentan una semblanza de la prolífica serie de posicionamientos, anuncios, medidas ejecutivas o iniciativas legislativas —desde diciembre de 2023 hasta mayo de 2025— que en materia de política exterior y defensa nacional abonan el proyecto de “occidentalización dogmática” y “desnacionalización estratégica” encarado por Milei. Esta enumeración procurará puntualizar, además, el modo en que la política exterior —en su dimensión de seguridad internacional— ha contribuido al dislocamiento del sistema defensivo-militar argentino y a la alteración del ordenamiento normativo y doctrinario construido desde la recuperación de la democracia en 1983. Finalmente, se presentarán las conclusiones tentativas y una serie de reflexiones sobre lo que cabe esperar, desde nuestra perspectiva, en caso de profundizarse los procesos en curso de “occidentalización dogmática” y “desnacionalización estratégica”. Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2025-10-22 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://cupea.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revista/article/view/241 CUPEA Cuadernos de Política Exterior Argentina; Núm. 142 (2025): Julio-Diciembre 1852-7213 0326-7806 spa https://cupea.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revista/article/view/241/285 Derechos de autor 2025 Luciano Anzelini https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
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Dogmatic Westernization in foreign policy and strategic denationalization in national defense: Javier Milei's government in perspective (2023-2025) |
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This paper describes the foreign policy of Javier Milei's government as one of "dogmatic Westernization" and argues that its defense policy is framed within a process of "strategic denationalization". These approaches, as the libertarian administration is close to completing half of its term, constitute structural features in its way of viewing the world and designing the nation's defensive-military apparatus. Following the introduction, the following two sections present a summary of the prolific series of positions, announcements, executive measures, and legislative initiatives —from December 2023 to May 2025— in foreign policy and national defense that support Milei's project of "dogmatic Westernization" and "strategic denationalization." This enumeration will also attempt to clarify how foreign policy —in its international security dimension— has contributed to the dislocation of the Argentine military-defensive system and the alteration of the normative and doctrinal order constructed since the restoration of democracy in 1983. Finally, tentative conclusions will be presented on what to expect if the ongoing processes of "dogmatic Westernization" and "strategic denationalization" deepen in the future. |
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