BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Mar.2026, Words: 1,090) — If US president Donald Trump’s Shield of the Americas Summit was supposed to be about freedom, security, and prosperity for the hemisphere, then Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico and its leaders — Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Gustavo Petro, and Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, respectively – are not optional participants. They are central.
EAI QUICK TAKE: SHIELD OF THE AMERICAS … A MISSED OPPORTUNITY FOR REAL HEMISPHERIC LEADERSHIP
Economically and politically, these 3 countries are pillars of the region:
