Dominican Republic, US Host 19-Nation Hemispheric Conference to Combat Cartels and Narcoterrorism

The Dominican Republic and the United States, via SOUTHCOM, are co-hosting the Conference of the Americas Coalition Against Cartels (A3C) in Santo Domingo, bringing together defense and security officials from 19 Western Hemisphere nations. The meeting signals a coordinated multilateral push to intensify counter-narcotics and anti-terrorism cooperation, potentially expanding operational coordination and intelligence sharing. The concrete outcomes and commitments remain to be seen, but the high-level participation underscores a regional security alignment.

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