Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Guyanese President Mohamed Irfaan Ali signed an agreement establishing an enhanced defense partnership between the two countries at the Pentagon, according to the U.S. Department of War.
The partnership addresses shared challenges including narco-terrorism and military influence from outside the Western Hemisphere. The agency said both nations will exercise what it describes as President Trump's corollary to the Monroe Doctrine to counter these threats.
The United States will intensify combined training in multidomain operations and air interdiction, Hegseth said. The agreement also covers Guyana's pursuit of a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. on critical minerals, which the department said will strengthen a shared defense industrial base.
Ali said the partnership addresses long-standing regional security needs. "This is the era of action; this is the era of leadership; this is the era of domination and commitment, and we're very happy to be part of this partnership," he said.