politics
May 8, 2026
Mike Waltz, at the Hemispheric Security Conference: “Multinational terrorist organizations are a threat to the United States”
During his presentation at the Hemispheric Security Conference, organized by Florida International University and the Tadea Foundation, Mike Waltz accurately described the geopolitical agenda designed by Donald Trump for Latin America. Waltz is the United States representative to the UN, and before holding that position in New York, he was National Security Advisor at the White House.
TL;DR
- Mike Waltz presented Donald Trump's geopolitical agenda for Latin America at the Hemispheric Security Conference.
- The agenda designates the annulment of drug cartels as an absolute security priority.
- The strategy is based on the Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, aiming to prevent extraterritorial powers, such as China, from accessing the region.
- The plan also seeks to dismantle drug cartels working with terrorist organizations financed by Iran.
- An example cited is the sale of fentanyl in the U.S. to finance Hezbollah's operations.