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U.S. to Host First Western Hemisphere Chiefs of Defense Summit on Feb. 11

The Pentagon bills the Washington gathering as a forum to coordinate regional defenses against traffickers, terrorists, outside interference.

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office at the White House on May 6, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Carney, in a closely watched address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2026, warned of great powers coercing small nations. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/TNS)
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Overview

  • Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, will convene defense leaders from 34 nations in Washington on Feb. 11.
  • Officials say the agenda centers on strengthening partnerships to counter narcotics trafficking, transnational crime, and external actors undermining regional stability.
  • Invitations extend to European allies with territories in the Americas, including Denmark, the United Kingdom, and France, according to reporting.
  • The event is presented as an effort to deepen military-to-military cooperation across the hemisphere under the administration’s renewed regional focus.
  • The announcement coincided with a U.S. Southern Command operation against a suspected narcotics vessel in the Eastern Pacific that left two dead and one survivor.