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Americas Counter-Cartel Coalition

Americas Counter-Cartel Coalition

Multinational Military Coalition

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Trump builds selective Latin American military coalition to fight cartels and counter China

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Formally launched March 7, 2026

The United States has not built a new military coalition in the Western Hemisphere since the Cold War. On March 7, President Trump gathered leaders from 12 Latin American nations at his Doral resort in Miami to launch the 'Shield of the Americas,' a framework for coordinated military and intelligence operations against drug cartels, and announced the Americas Counter-Cartel Coalition, a pledge from 17 countries to use lethal military force against transnational criminal organizations.

Updated Mar 7