Trump’s “Shield of the Americas” and Extortion Diplomacy

Photograph Source: Daniel Torok – Public Domain

A week after the treacherous joint military intervention by the United States and Israel in Iran, in the midst of negotiations, President Trump gathered the heads of state of his backyard, ideologically aligned with him, at the Trump National Doral Miami (hotel and golf course). Under the slogan “Shield of the Americas,” the event was attended by the presidents of Argentina, Bolivia, El Salvador, Ecuador, Guyana, Honduras, Paraguay, Costa Rica...