U.S. Military Strikes in Caribbean Raise Alarming Questions About Oversight and Sovereignty

In a troubling escalation of military operations in the Caribbean, the Trump administration announced a deadly strike on November 10 under the so-called ‘Southern Spear’ operation, resulting in the deaths of four crew members aboard a vessel accused of trafficking narcotics. This attack marks yet another chapter in a series of more than twenty strikes since August that have killed nearly 80 individuals. What Are the Costs of Aggressive Military Operations Near Our Hemisphere? The relentless pursuit of drug interdiction through kinetic strikes raises profound questions about oversight, legality, and broader consequences for American interests. While combating narcotics trafficking is...