Hegseth travels to Panama as US deepens defense cooperation
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Tue, 11 August 2026
1 report- The Hill19:42first to report
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will travel to Panama on Wednesday where he will meet with the country’s President José Raúl Mulino and hold a meeting with Colombian senior officials as the U.S. deepens its defense cooperation with the Central American nation. Hegseth, who visited Panama last year, will deliver remarks at the Americas Counter Cartel...
Wed, 12 August 2026
4 reports- The Hill19:10
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will give remarks Wednesday afternoon at the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition forum, a U.S.-led multinational coalition envisioned to coordinate security and military efforts to counter transnational criminal organizations, notably drug cartels operating in Central and South America. Hegseth visited Panama last year as the Trump administration weighed attempting to take back...
- Al Jazeera English21:52
US defence chief vows to continue campaign against drug cartels, says Colombia has joined regional military coalition.
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- aljazeera.com12 Aug, 21:52their copy
- Anadolu Agency (AA)23:52
‘We answer only to our own citizens and our own constitutions, not unelected international bureaucrats,’ says Pete Hegseth
- Anadolu Agency (AA)23:52
‘We answer only to our own citizens and our own constitutions, not unelected international bureaucrats,’ says Pete Hegseth
Thu, 13 August 2026
4 reports- Die Zeit (Germany)03:51
URL changednow www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2026-08/kolumbien-usa-militaer-drogenhandel-a3c-abelardo-de-la-espriella-pete-hegseth-gxe
Kolumbien schließt sich einer US-geführten Allianz gegen den Drogenhandel an. US-Verteidigungsminister Pete Hegseth will gegen Drogenkartelle gewaltsam vorgehen.
- riotimesonline.com06:49
Pete Hegseth announced Colombia joint military operations against cartels and the country’s entry into the US-led Shield of the Americas coalition.
- El Pais English10:59
The secretary of defense reveals a decision by the government of Abelardo de la Espriella that marks a shift in the South American country’s security policy
- as-coa.org16:00
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Fri, 14 August 2026
2 reports- El País (Spain)03:30
Hegseth anuncia que no descarta una opción militar en La Habana y plantea operaciones en suelo colombiano. La estrategia de Trump para controlar la región choca con la resistencia de México y la sumisión de Centroamérica
- El Pais English08:43
Defense Secretary Hegseth says he does not rule out a military option in Cuba and proposes operations on Colombian soil. Trump’s strategy to control the region is meeting with resistance from Mexico and submission from Central America