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The Head of State said that Peru's joining the agreement will allow it to tackle transnational criminal organizations jointly with other countries in the region.
The Shield of the Americas is a partnership promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to implement joint strategies against criminal and narco-terrorist cartels operating in our hemisphere.
This initiative was signed on March 7, 2026, during the Shield of the Americas summit held in Doral, Florida, United States.
At the event, U.S. President Donald Trump received the heads of state of various countries in the region, whom he considers his strongest and most like-minded allies in the hemisphere for promoting freedom, security, and prosperity.
As announced on that occasion, this historic coalition of nations will work together to develop strategies to put an end to transnational criminal organizations and criminal and narco-terrorist cartels in the hemisphere.
The 13 countries that have already joined the Shield of the Americas are the United States, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, and Trinidad and Tobago.
With its incorporation announced today, Peru becomes the 14th country to join this regional coalition.
The agreement
"We will address these grave dangers by use of any necessary resources and legally available authorities, together with our partner nations," the document stated.
"The United States (…) has demonstrated a sustained commitment towards achieving the dismantlement of cartels and foreign terrorists operating in the Western Hemisphere," it said.
In this proclamation, the U.S. president established that "criminal cartels and foreign terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere should be demolished to the fullest extent possible consistent with applicable law."
The document stated that the U.S. and its allies "should coordinate to deprive these organizations of any control of territory and access to financing or resources necessary to conduct their campaigns of violence."
It also established that the United States will train and mobilize partner nation militaries to achieve the most effective fighting force necessary to dismantle cartels and their ability to export violence and pursue influence through organized intimidation.
"The United States and its allies should keep external threats at bay, including malign foreign influences from outside the Western Hemisphere," it concluded.