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U.S. President Donald Trump greets Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa at his "Shield of the Americas" summit, a gathering with heads of state and government officials from 12 countries in the Americas at the Trump National Doral Golf Club on March 7, 2026, in Doral, Florida. 

The United States' increasing interventionism across the Americas has led to joint military operations with Ecuador, which, if sustained, could successfully reduce cartel violence there.

U.S.-Ecuador Military Operations Expand Washington's Regional Interventionism

U.S.-Ecuador Military Operations Expand Washington's Regional Interventionism | RANE

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Joint U.S.-Ecuador military operations meet strategic goals for both governments, despite the risk of political backlash in Ecuador, and they further demonstrate the Trump administration's intent to expand U.S. security operations to other Latin American countries as Washington's regional interventionism grows.

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U.S.-Ecuador Military Operations Expand Washington's Regional Interventionism

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