US EditionTrump announces military coalition to take on cartels in Latin America
- On Saturday, March 7, 2026, President Donald Trump at Trump National Doral Miami urged leaders at the Shield of the Americas summit to use militaries against drug cartels and gangs.
- Emerging from the canceled 10th Summit of the Americas last year, the Shield of the Americas mini-summit was hastily convened, with Kristi Noem named special envoy for the initiative.
- Trump invoked a coalition model and said he would unveil 'a big agreement' on going after cartels, as Noem highlighted plans for a coordinated effort.
- The meeting exposed regional fractures as host Dominican Republic barred Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, postponed attendance citing 'deep differences', while Brazil, Mexico and Colombia were absent.
- Coming shortly after the U.S. and Israel's military action against Iran and two months after the Nicolás Maduro operation, the summit risks disrupting Venezuelan oil shipments to China as Trump prepares for Beijing later this month and the G20 later this year.
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MIAMI.- At an unprecedented summit in this city that brought together 12 Latin American allied leaders of the United States, including Javier Milei, President Donald Trump announced the creation of a new “military coalition” to fight drug cartels in the region, a security alliance with which the White House seeks to reinforce its renewed strategy towards the Western Hemisphere. The Republican leader called the summit “escude of the Americas” – w…
SHIELD OF THE AMERICAS: Trump Gathers Latin American Conservative Leaders, Vows To Use Military Against Cartels, Urges Others To Do the Same
The leaders are working to ensure the security of the Western Hemisphere. Patriots on the American Continent unite. For years, especially under feeble Joe Biden, the United States ceded influence over Latin America to Russia, China, and Iran, who exerted their newfound power through a network of far-leftist governments articulated through Venezuela, mostly. The socialist group of the ‘São Paulo Forum’ articulated itself to unduly influence polit…
Miami (USA), 7 Mar (EFE).- The United States denied this Saturday that Mexico has “closed door” in the military coalition to fight drug cartels announced by President Donald Trump, along with a dozen right-wing Latin American leaders. https://holanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/rss-efe39741294-8627-47e4-b9b3-e2ba9eb56e56-hd-web.mp4 “It is no closed door, it is an opportunity to recognize countries that have put on the T-shirt and aligned the…
Trump urges Latin America to use military against cartels
By Courtney Subramanian, Eric Martin, Josh Wingrove | Bloomberg News President Donald Trump told a group of Latin American leaders that they need to work with the U.S. to target drug trafficking cartels as he sought to bolster U.S. leadership in the region. Related Articles Californians now worry more about surprise medical bills than housing, survey finds Letters: Meeting needs of mothers helps care for children …
American President Donald Trump announced Saturday, at a meeting with leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean, a new military coalition for eradicating drug trafficking cartels.
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