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Peru Joins US-Led 'Shield of the Americas' Security Alliance
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In Short: Peru's newly elected leader Keiko Fujimori announced the country's entry into the US-led security alliance on Thursday, aimed at combating crime in the Americas.
Peru has joined the US-led 'Shield of the Americas' security alliance, a move announced by newly elected right-wing leader Keiko Fujimori after talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The alliance, which includes intelligence sharing and military cooperation against drug cartels, is seen as a more aggressive approach to crime in the region.
Rubio praised Fujimori's decision, stating, 'It is a shield against these threats to the sovereignty of these independent nations.' Fujimori's administration is the latest to join the alliance, following similar moves by other conservative governments in the region.
Peru's joining of the alliance, known as the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition (ACCC), comes as part of Rubio's three-day, three-country tour of South America to strengthen ties with conservative allies under US President Donald Trump. Peru's participation also marks it as a major non-NATO ally, a bilateral US designation.
What's still developing
- “We have said that Peru is nobody’s colony, and it is not the back garden of any country in the world,” Soledad Lozano, one of the protesters, said.
- “China has major investments in Peru right now,” Bo explained.
- Peru is the world’s second-largest producer of cocaine, behind Colombia, and reports of crimes like extortion have spiked in recent years.
- “Peru's sovereignty is intact,” she said, recalling that the entry of foreign troops requires express authorization from Congress, a requirement she said would remain.
Sources
- Al Jazeeralink