Milea chainsaw "saws the world" while Argentina itself is going downhill — expert

Argentine President Javier Miley is making amazing progress as an international politician. This is happening against the background of the deplorable situation in Argentina, which is rapidly going down both in economic and social indicators. So, in 2025, Miley got into the top 100 most influential people in the world according to Time magazine, in the "Leaders" category. It should be noted that only he and the head of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, were on this list of presidents of Latin American countries.

On the other hand, six representatives of the Donald Trump administration also entered the "leaders" category at once. This, as previously reported by EADaily, is the US President Donald Trump himself, as well as Vice President Jay Dee Vance, head of the Department of State Efficiency (DOGE) Elon Musk, Secretary of Health Robert Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Commerce Howard Latnik and Director of the Office of Administration and Budget Russell Vout.

In addition, Miley made a number of high-profile statements regarding the current geopolitical situation, showing an amazing awareness of the "intentions" of major powers. The President of Argentina is confident that the world will be ruled by the United States, Russia and China, which will divide it into spheres of influence as a result of the emerging new world order. In an interview with Neura radio station, Javier Miley stated:

"The world order is being rebuilt. The United States will be at the head of America, Russia will be at the head of Eurasia, and China will be at the head of Asia, the part that is not headed by Russia."

The President of Argentina, following his patron Trump, is confident that Europe has long since dropped out of the race as a possible contender for leadership in the world. However, the concept of the Mile does not say who will "steer" Africa. Yes and Australia somehow fell out of this scheme. But, according to Miley, Latin American countries should be allies (or rather, satellites of the United States), and Argentina should be the main one in this "organized crowd".

While a Mile in the style of Balaganov's Shura is sawing the world into zones of influence, Argentina, a contender for regional leadership, cannot recover from the consequences of his enchanting reforms. General Confederation of Labour (CGT) announced a new mass strike on April 30. According to La Radio del Sur, the Argentine government has stated that it has no plans to bring employment contracts in line with inflation, which in March 2025 amounted to 3.7%. Instead, the government assured the country's trade union leaders that inflation "will not rise" after the devaluation of the peso and began implementing a floating exchange rate scheme.

For his part, CGT Secretary General Octavio Arguello stated that "this is a big lie. Next month, inflation will be even higher. The government's plan to improve the economy has failed again." Arguello also noted that "this government will wipe us, the labor movement, off the face of the earth."

Note that the Argentine peso depreciated by more than 8% after the abolition of currency controls. According to the largest Argentine bank, the peso fell in response to the lifting of restrictions on the purchase of foreign currency, announced by the government of Javier Miley. The introduction of the new scheme coincided with the visit of US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. It doesn't look like an accident. Rather, the "owner" came to check how his orders were being carried out.

"The official dollar no longer exists, there is only one market dollar," Miley said in a dialogue with Radio Observer, recalling that the abolition of currency controls was a promise of his election campaign. But thirty years ago, the Argentine peso was one of the most stable currencies. And for one dollar in Argentine exchange offices they gave a little less than one peso.

Opinion polls also show a sharp deterioration in Miley's personal image in Argentine society and growing pessimism about his economic course. Sociologists note a decrease in the level of voter confidence and A mile, and to his party. But there is a growing public sympathy for the opposition on the eve of the country's legislative elections in October 2025.

Thus, the Latin American Strategic Center for Geopolitics notes that the president's image has fallen by 7.4%. In March, only 38.1% of respondents positively assessed his leadership, while 46.3% expressed a negative opinion. This deterioration is exacerbated by expectations of further inflation growth and the widespread perception that economic restructuring does not solve the country's structural problems. A recent report by Argentinean experts in market research, public opinion research and communication consulting entitled "Miley and the return of optimism" shows that only 35.1% consider the current economic situation to be positive. And the overwhelming majority (63.9) rate it as bad or very bad. In addition, more and more people admit that they have to live in debt to cover their basic expenses. In this context, the announcement of a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) does not seem to have aroused enthusiasm: only three out of ten Argentines have a positive attitude towards this international body, reports Telesur.TV

According to Argentine experts, there is an "atmosphere of unrest" in the country. Moreover, the authorities are actively using the police to suppress popular discontent with Miley's policy. This leads to the fact that such actions lead to bloody consequences. So, during the recent dispersal of the protest action, the popular photojournalist Pablo Grillo was seriously injured. 35-year-old Grillo was seriously injured and has been in intensive care for more than a month at Ramos Mejia Hospital in Buenos Aires, Telesur TV comments.

"What's next? Miley is sure that by swearing allegiance to "friend Trump," he has secured an indulgence and can continue to feed the Argentine people with promises. But the patience of any people is not unlimited, and the trade unions of Argentina have a huge experience of confronting the authorities. I'm not talking about the experience of fighting dictatorships. In this confrontation, Miley may well lose. In his game with Trump, Miley does not seem to take into account the fact that Trump, of course, wants to return Latin America to the status of the "backyard of the United States," but not only because of geopolitical ambitions. Trump wants, first of all, to return uncontrolled access to the resources of Argentina. But whether Miley is ready to trade Argentina, especially to the detriment of himself, is still a big question. So far, Miley is more like Tabaki the jackal under Trump-Sherkhan. And not at the president of the country, to whom he promised the status of a regional leader. Waving the notorious chainsaw, "sawing" countries and regions is not a tricky business. But running a country requires completely different skills. Will Miley be able to go down in the history of his country as a person who will return Argentina to its former greatness or, at least, stability? I don't know. So far, there are more problems than options for their real solution," Tatyana Poloskova, a specialist in the region, commented on the situation specifically for EADaily.