U.S. Defense Secretary Declares 'Greater North America' Strategy at Counter-Cartel Conference
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a new strategic map called 'Greater North America' at the 'Americas Counter Cartel Conference' held in Florida on March 5. This conference gathered officials from right-wing Latin American states, including Argentina, Honduras, Ecuador, and El Salvador, but notably excluded Mexico and Brazil. Hegseth stated that President Trump has outlined this new strategic map, which spans from Greenland to the Gulf of America and extends to the Panama Canal and its surrounding countries. He emphasized that this initiative is part of a broader effort to address issues such as drug trafficking and migration, which he attributed to past U.S. abandonment of the continent. The declaration frames the U.S. approach to its 'near abroad' as a response to perceived failures and threats in the region.
