US Militarization of Latin America is Expanding at Breakneck Speed

[Judi Lynn]

January 5, 2026

By Héctor Bernardo – Jan 1, 2026

While the threat against Venezuela persists with the presence of aircraft carriers and troops in the Caribbean Sea, Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth are busy finalizing agreements to send marines to Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Dominican Republic. We sought the opinion of Telma Luzzani, researcher and author of the book Monitored Territories.

The corollary with which President Donald Trump updated the Monroe Doctrine takes different forms. Strategies that mutate, but that pursue the same goal: to regain control of the territory that the United States has always considered its “backyard” and to control the natural resources that are currently in dispute with other major powers.

One of the forms the Trump Corollary has taken involves increasing the US military presence in Latin America and the Caribbean. The pretext: the fight against the current enemy, “narco-terrorism.” Those in charge of carrying out this strategy: Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense (or War) Pete Hegseth.

In addition to the well-known threat against Venezuela, with the largest military deployment that Washington has ever made in the region, the presence of an aircraft carrier, troops, and even a nuclear submarine, there is the deployment of marines to Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago and the Dominican Republic.

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[Easterncedar]

1. Thanks, Judi Lynn

We need to be paying attention. If only I had Argus’ eyes.