Latin America Defense Monitor – Mar 9–16, 2026

2026-03-16 - 11:03

Weekly Edition · Friday, March 13, 2026 · Issue #05 Military operations, defense procurement, security policy, and force-posture developments across Latin America and the Caribbean Executive Summary The Big Picture: This week’s Latin America defense landscape shifted from coalition-building to operational execution. In Ecuador, President Noboa decreed a nighttime curfew across four coastal provinces starting