Shield of the Americas and Donroe Doctrine

At the Shield of the Americas summit at Trump National Doral in Miami, President Trump unveiled the "Americas Counter Cartel Coalition" — which U.S. officials say includes 17 committed countries — and urged regional leaders to "use your military" to eradicate transnational drug cartels, framing the effort as a new military coalition modeled on the anti‑ISIS campaign. The brief gathering, attended by leaders including Argentina’s Javier Milei and El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele and senior U.S. officials such as Kristi Noem (named special envoy) and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, drew criticism from Cuba and highlighted notable absences from major regional players like Brazil, Mexico and Colombia as Trump departed for a Dover AFB dignified transfer.