US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will host an international conference in Washington on Thursday dedicated to "far-left political terrorism," a stated priority of the Trump administration , which wants to mobilize its partners against what it considers an insufficiently addressed global threat.
According to a senior State Department official, at least 65 countries will participate in the meeting, represented either by their foreign or interior ministers or by senior officials. The discussions will bring together counterterrorism specialists to exchange information on prevention and cooperation strategies against groups that Washington considers increasingly organized and sophisticated.
This initiative is part of Donald Trump's policy, which has made the fight against far-left movements, particularly Antifa, a central focus of his agenda. The American president had already placed this issue at the heart of his 2024 campaign and promised to strengthen measures against groups he accuses of encouraging political violence.
The State Department states that, in several countries, far-left groups have carried out attacks against public officials, police officers, businesses, and infrastructure, with the aim of destabilizing democratic societies. Since November, the United States has also added four European organizations to its list of foreign terrorist organizations.
This conference, however, has drawn criticism. Former US officials and several experts believe the Trump administration risks diverting resources from combating threats deemed more important, such as Islamist terrorism or far-right movements. The State Department rejects these criticisms and assures that this new priority will not come at the expense of other counterterrorism efforts.
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