DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Luis Abinader / CDN

In a move said intended to strengthen regional security cooperation, the Dominican government has granted a temporary extension allowing the United States military to access, park, and overfly Dominican territory. These operations are centered at Las Américas International Airport (AILA) and the San Isidro Air Base, situated in the province of Santo Domingo, under the framework of the “Shield of the Americas” (Escudo de las Américas) agreement.

The legal and diplomatic implications of the move have drawn scrutiny from observers. For several experts in international law, this extension does not violate national sovereignty, as it represents a standard extension of an existing bilateral agreement between sovereign states.

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