There was no criticism in the United States regarding President Milei's absence from the draw for the next FIFA World Cup groups, which was attended by Donald Trump. On the contrary, the U.S. president reaffirmed his commitment to the country under a new version of the old Monroe Doctrine. As learned from the Argentine News Agency, it is enough to read the recent report published by the office of U.S. President Donald Trump on the new U.S. National Security Strategy to note the sharp political turn during his second term at the White House, by which he decisively prioritizes his relationship with Latin America. No controversial photo with AFA's 'Chiqui' Tapia or the differences that may exist over the accumulation of reserves between the Milei government and IMF officials will tarnish the privileged relationship that the libertarian leader has with his U.S. counterpart. In 33 pages, the Trumpist government re-establishes the old Monroe Doctrine, which reasserts U.S. hegemony. And the affinities are not hidden. On the contrary, they are manifested in broad daylight. During the draw for the next World Cup groups, Donald Trump publicly praised the absent Javier Milei and highlighted the political direction of his administration. 'I love Argentina, its president is doing a very good job,' Trump said in response to a question from an Argentine reporter. The relationship is as close as the late Guido Di Tella proposed, and the U.S. ambassador to the country also contributed his part. During the traditional year-end cocktail party organized by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States in Argentina (AmCham), Ambassador Peter Lamelas surprised those present by revealing the great personal friendship between Donald Trump and Javier Milei. In front of Argentine government officials and business world representatives, Lamelas confessed: 'Donald Trump told me to come and help his friend, Javier Milei.' Throughout his speech, the ambassador insisted that his arrival in the country is not in response to a conventional diplomatic mission. 'Trump asked me to come and help my friend Javier Milei; he didn't tell me to come and help any government, any party, he directly told me to come here and help my friend,' reiterated the American diplomat. The role of the new SIDE in this context. Directing the house of spies is never easy, however, currently, and after the displacement of Sergio Neiffert and his replacement by Cristian Auguadra, the objectives seem clearer and some of them clearly refer to this new American doctrine inaugurated by Trump. The process of changing the SIDE under Milei's mandate already included an internal reform and the creation of four new units. Four decentralized bodies were inaugurated: the Argentine Intelligence Service (SIA), the National Security Agency (ASN), the Federal Cybersecurity Agency (AFC), and the Division of Internal Affairs (DAI). 'This modernization process seeks for Argentina to regain its intelligence function, allowing authorities to anticipate potential risks and threats,' they stated at NA. Now, Auguadra has established six mandates. Six key and precise points for his management, and they include, ensuring sovereignty and autonomy; protecting territorial integrity; protecting the life, liberty, property, and rights of inhabitants; ensuring the validity of the democratic, republican, and federal system and preserving strategic resources. This last point will be vital in his management. A special focus is placed on the preservation of strategic resources, including natural resources, warning about the global pressure on lithium, unconventional gas, and aquifers. Protection extends to strategic infrastructures such as energy, telecommunications, and logistics. It aligns with the United States on the point of preventing and combating terrorism and organized crime in all its manifestations. The system must anticipate, identify, recognize, monitor, and analyze risks derived from terrorism and organized crime, which manifests as a 'parallel power structure,' to prevent and nullify possible actions. And it continues a struggle that is currently difficult to predict against hackers. To anticipate and counter threats in cyberspace of national interest, given the growing consolidation of cyberspace as an 'operational domain' and 'attack surface,' the SIDE, through the new Federal Cybersecurity Agency (AFC), will seek to deter and counter threats generated by strategic actors. The union between Argentina and the United States will prove its worth in the Venezuela crisis. The imminent departure of the Chavist government of Nicolás Maduro due to the pressure from the Donald Trump government will have a symbolic episode when Corina Machado receives the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, an event that Javier Milei will attend if he accepts the invitation from the brave woman. A union, that of Argentina with the United States, will demonstrate its worth in the Venezuela crisis. The imminent departure of the Chavist government of Nicolás Maduro due to the pressure from the Donald Trump government will have a symbolic episode when Corina Machado receives the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, an event that Javier Milei will attend if he accepts the invitation from the brave woman. In the Western Hemisphere, and adds its own notes such as migration and border control as a priority of its mandate, in addition to focusing its national security through the fight against urgent threats on the American continent. According to the text, this withdrawal 'from scenarios whose relative importance for national security has decreased' is compensated by greater intervention in the Latin American region, mainly to combat drug trafficking, massive migrations, cross-border crime, terrorism, and supposed foreign influences. The document does not hide the intention to redefine alliances: Europe is explicitly questioned. The Trump government states that the West is experiencing a values crisis and questions its demography by proposing that 'the era of massive migrations must come to an end' and warns that the European continent could be 'unrecognizable in 20 years or less' if certain demographic and political trends continue. Washington promises to back those who oppose the migration and cultural policies promoted by the European Union. Well, that was always the plan of Javier Milei and his ideologue, Agustín Laje, so the table is set for a long friendship union between Argentina and the U.S. as long as voters support it.
