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Seventeen nations pledge to use military force against drug cartels, aiming to curb narcoterrorism and Chinese influence, officials said at the Shield of the Americas summit.
- 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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