Conflicts

U.S. Forces in the Western Hemisphere

Research and Investigations

3 Nov, 2025
Research
Caribbean Sea, Pacific Ocean

Methodology note: U.S. military in Latin America and the Caribbean

In September 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump launched a campaign of military strikes on supposed “narco-terrorists” in small boats, initially in the Caribbean Sea and later in the Pacific. Accusing those on the boats of smuggling drugs bound for the United States, the campaign marked a significant shift in U.S. policy – with the United […]