Peru announced its membership in the Shield of the Americas, a US-backed security coalition aimed at combating transnational organized crime, during US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to Lima on September 10, 2026. President Keiko Fujimori formalized Peru's participation to strengthen regional security cooperation.
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Marco Rubio: I’m very pleased to hear the announcement that Peru will be joining the Shield of the Americas. It is a shield against these threats to the sovereignty of these independent nations. It is a shield against these transnational criminal groups that, in many cases, have more money and better military equipment than the state. That is unacceptable, and the only way to defeat it is to confr
Peru will join the Americas Shield, the US-backed security coalition against transnational organized crime, President Keiko Fujimori announced on Thursday after meeting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Government Palace.