Elon Musk’s Diplomacy: Woo Right-Wing World Leaders. Then Benefit.

🌈 Abstract

The article discusses how Elon Musk has built relationships with right-wing world leaders, such as Argentina's Javier Milei and India's Narendra Modi, to push his own political agenda and expand his business empire, particularly his electric car company Tesla and his rocket company SpaceX.

🙋 Q&A

[01] Elon Musk's Diplomacy: Woo Right-Wing World Leaders. Then Benefit.

1. What are the key ways Elon Musk has used to build relationships with right-wing world leaders?

• Musk has used his social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to boost and support right-wing leaders like Javier Milei of Argentina, sharing videos and images that promote their political views
• Musk has used these relationships to press for benefits to his businesses, such as securing a more stable and potentially cheaper supply of lithium, a critical resource for Tesla's car batteries, from Argentina

2. How has Musk's relationship with Javier Milei of Argentina specifically benefited his businesses?

• Musk has called Milei, who is pushing for major benefits for international lithium miners, and is interested in the lithium reserves in Argentina, which has the world's second-largest lithium reserves
• This relationship is likely to give Tesla a more stable and potentially cheaper supply of lithium, a critical resource for its car batteries

3. What pattern does Musk's relationships with right-wing leaders demonstrate?

• Musk has fostered relationships with a constellation of right-wing heads of state, with the clear beneficiaries being his companies (Tesla and SpaceX) and himself

[02] Musk's Relationships with Other Right-Wing Leaders

1. What other right-wing leaders has Musk built relationships with, besides Javier Milei?

• The article mentions that Musk has built relationships with India's Narendra Modi, in addition to Argentina's Javier Milei

2. How has Musk used these relationships to benefit his businesses?

• The article does not provide details on how Musk has specifically used his relationship with Narendra Modi to benefit his businesses, but the pattern suggests he is likely pursuing similar strategies to those used with Milei in Argentina.