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Oficiales militares de alto rango estrechándose la mano en una sala formal de reuniones gubernamentales
Imagen generada: un encuentro militar de alto nivel, a propósito de la reunión del Comando Sur con la Defensa dominicana en Santo Domingo.

Dominican Republic, a key ally in hemispheric security

Southern Command chief General Francis L. Donovan described the Dominican Republic as a first-order ally in hemispheric security after meeting in Santo Domingo…

--- The context --- Santo Domingo hosted a working meeting between the commander of United States Southern Command, General Francis L. Donovan, and the Dominican defense minister, Lieutenant General Carlos Antonio Fernández Onofre, during the sessions of the American Coalition Against Cartels held in the Dominican capital. --- The facts --- Both authorities reviewed operational coordination to confront drug trafficking and international criminal organizations. The meeting continued that coalition's conference, which began on October 27 in the capital with delegations from 19 countries. --- The positions --- Donovan described the Dominican Republic as a first-order ally in hemispheric security and highlighted bilateral strength. As he expressed it, the country is a key place, a key friendship and a key alliance, and he praised the Dominican willingness to act against common Caribbean threats. At the inauguration, President Luis Abinader argued that if crime organizes internationally, the state response cannot remain nationally fragmented, and he highlighted sharing intelligence and strengthening links without undermining national sovereignty. --- What remains unknown --- No concrete agreements from the meeting were detailed, nor was the scope of the coordination mechanisms reviewed in Santo Domingo. --- Unanswered questions --- What concrete coordination mechanisms will be put in place after the meeting? How will that coordination translate into action against drug trafficking? What follow-up will both sides give to the work begun in the Dominican capital? --- EPM analysis --- The meeting places the country at the center of a regional conversation favoring coordinated responses to shared threats and against international organized crime. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, the meeting in Santo Domingo confirms that Caribbean security is better built through cooperation among states that recognize each other as allies and share information and capabilities. The assessment of the Dominican Republic as a first-order ally supports that path, provided operational coordination advances with full respect for national sovereignty and with Dominican institutions playing a leading role in decisions that directly affect their territory and their population.
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