Rubio heads to Caribbean to reassert US interests
AP News • • world
Key Points:
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit St. Kitts and Nevis to participate in a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) summit, reaffirming U.S. interests in the Western Hemisphere amid shifting U.S. foreign policy focus toward the Middle East and Iran.
- Rubio aims to promote regional security, stability, trade, and economic growth, emphasizing the Trump administration’s Western Hemisphere strategy, which echoes the Monroe Doctrine by opposing outside influence and asserting U.S. primacy in the region.
- The visit follows the recent U.S. military operation that removed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who faces drug trafficking charges in the U.S., and reflects ongoing U.S. efforts to combat drug trafficking and illegal migration in the Caribbean.
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