In 1823, President James Monroe wanted to stop European powers from meddling in the Americas. The idea had a corollary — that ...

The announcement comes after months of U.S. Southern Command strikes in the Caribbean on alleged drug-trafficking boats.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a new U.S. mission, Operation Southern Spear, targeting narco-terror groups across ...

The conference provided exclusive access to senior Trump administration officials and regional diplomats during a critical ...

(Reuters) -Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday announced a U.S. military operation that he said would target "narco-terrorists" in the Western Hemisphere.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Operation Southern Spear, a U.S. military mission targeting "narco-terrorists" in ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Thursday evening a new operation dubbed “Southern Spear” to quash ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a new military and surveillance campaign in the Western Hemisphere on Thursday, ...

President Trump has tightened the U.S. grip on the Americas by rewarding allies and punishing rivals. That has upended the ...

Through hard-nosed policies such as military strikes on drug cartels, Trump reasserts US primacy across the Western ...

USS Gerald R. Ford’s Caribbean patrol is more than counternarcotics theater; it signals a hemispheric-first grand strategy.

On Nov. 13, 2025, the White House announced a series of new trade framework agreements with Argentina, Ecuador, Guatemala, and El ...