# Peru joins US-led ‘Shield of the Americas’ security alliance

https://mins.news/en/item/53709

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-10 21:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/10/peru-joins-us-led-shield-of-the-americas-security-alliance?traffic_source=rss

> Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori announced that Peru will join the US-led Shield of the Americas, which shares intelligence and coordinates military operations against drug cartels. The move reflects her government’s tougher security stance but has prompted protests and concerns about expanding US military influence and weakening Latin American sovereignty.

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