Trump's military Shield distracts Latin America — again — from more urgent police reform
Published on: Thursday 12 March 2026
COMMENTARY President Trump's Shield of the Americas agenda to militarize hemispheric crime-fighting risks diminishing crucial efforts to build better police in Latin America and the Caribbean.
News source: https://www.wlrn.org/commentary/2026-03-12/trump-shield-americas-police-trinidad-honduras