The Western Hemisphere Alliance.
AIP proposes international cooperation to expand shared prosperity, reduce military requirements and ease trade barriers while domestic decisions move closer to communities.
Proposed framework · Updated November 1, 2026
Why international cooperation belongs in AIP
Cooperation is intended to reduce conflict and the need for centralized military spending. Shared prosperity and productive trade support the same goal as domestic capital-building: more people able to participate in the economy. These are intended benefits, not guaranteed savings.
A narrower federal focus
The federal government would concentrate primarily on diplomacy, international agreements, trade relations and necessary defense. Domestic decisions would move to local communities with state oversight.
Domestic governance →International alliance and regional proposal are different
The Western Hemisphere Alliance concerns cooperation among countries. The Six-State Alliance concerns a proposed regional approach among California, Colorado, Arizona, Utah, Nevada and New Mexico. Neither has secured participation represented by this site.
Read the regional proposal →Membership, costs and commitments
Membership, funding, sovereignty, dispute resolution and measurable defense or trade benefits require agreement and analysis. Earlier country lists, population totals and the $100 billion development allocation remain historical assumptions rather than established commitments. Regional technology returns are not the national AIP funding foundation.
🎯 THE VISION
The Western Hemisphere Alliance transforms US foreign policy from military dominance to economic partnership. Instead of spending $850B/year on global military presence, we invest $100B/year in hemisphere development—creating prosperity at the source of immigration, building integrated markets, and achieving genuine security through shared success.
⚔️ THE REAL ARMY
AIP proposes using development partnerships to reduce pressures that lead to conflict and forced displacement. Infrastructure, health, education and legitimate economic opportunity are instruments of international policy alongside diplomacy and necessary defense.
Development spending is not a substitute for every defense capability. The proposal needs a security assessment before closing bases, changing treaty obligations or reducing readiness. Partner nations retain their own interests and agency; prosperity does not guarantee peace.
🗺️ PROPOSED PARTNERS AND SEQUENCING
Phase 1: Potential founding partners (Year 1-5)
| Nation | Population | GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | 331M | $25.5T |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 38M | $2.1T |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 128M | $1.3T |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 67M | $3.1T |
| Phase 1 Total | 564M | $32T |
Phase 2: Central America (Year 5-10)
| Nation | Population | GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 17M | $86B |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | 10M | $28B |
| 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 6M | $29B |
| 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 7M | $14B |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 5M | $65B |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | 4M | $77B |
| 🇧🇿 Belize | 0.4M | $2B |
| Phase 2 Total | ~50M | ~$300B |
Phase 3: Caribbean (Year 10-15)
| Region | Population | GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 11M | $95B |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 3M | $15B |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago | 1.4M | $25B |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 0.4M | $12B |
| Other Caribbean | ~10M | ~$50B |
| Phase 3 Total | ~26M | ~$200B |
Phase 4: South America (Year 15-30)
| Nation | Population | GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | 51M | $314B |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | 33M | $223B |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | 19M | $301B |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 18M | $107B |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 12M | $41B |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 7M | $39B |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 3.5M | $59B |
| Phase 4 Total | ~144M | ~$1.1T |
💰 INVESTMENT ALLOCATION ($100B/Year)
| Category | Annual Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure | $35B | Roads, ports, power grid, internet connectivity |
| Healthcare Systems | $20B | Hospitals, clinics, health infrastructure |
| Education | $15B | Schools, universities, vocational training centers |
| Economic Development | $15B | Business loans, trade facilitation, market integration |
| Security Cooperation | $10B | Joint law enforcement, border security, anti-trafficking |
| Governance Support | $5B | Anti-corruption, judicial reform, democratic institutions |
| TOTAL | $100B | Comprehensive development partnership |
📋 MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS
To Join the Alliance
- Democratic governance with free elections
- Independent judiciary
- Press freedom protections
- Anti-corruption commitments
- Human rights standards
- Environmental protections
- Labor rights standards
- GRT-compatible tax system adoption
Benefits of Membership
- Infrastructure investment funding
- Free trade access to $35T market
- GRT collection system integration
- Healthcare system support
- Education funding
- Security cooperation
- Monetary policy integration (2% stable inflation)
- Labor mobility with member nations
🚶 IMMIGRATION TRANSFORMATION
Current System
- 2M+ immigrants/year fleeing poverty
- $20B/year border enforcement
- Humanitarian crises at border
- Political division, no solutions
- Source countries remain poor
Alliance System
- 400K immigrants/year (prosperity at source)
- $5B/year border management
- Orderly, legal migration channels
- Bipartisan success
- Source countries prosper, citizens stay
🛡️ DEFENSE TRANSFORMATION
| Illustrative component | Annual amount |
|---|---|
| Hemisphere operations | $150B |
| Nuclear deterrent | $50B |
| Research and modernization | $50B |
| Other global-presence/hemisphere line retained in old table | $50B |
| Development investment | $100B |
| Sum of the original component rows | $400B |
The original table labeled these rows $300B while they sum to $400B. Other pages used a $200B defense target plus $100B development. These are different scopes, not one reconciled plan. A $850B comparison against $400B implies $450B savings, before transition costs; it does not establish that those reductions are safe or achievable.
Keep security commitments, veterans’ obligations, base closure costs and development investment separate in a final budget.
📅 30-YEAR IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE
Years 1-5: Foundation
- US, Canada, Mexico, UK integration
- $100B/year investment begins
- Central America preparation
- backend infrastructure deployment
Years 5-10: Central America
- Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador join
- Costa Rica, Panama integrate
- Immigration drops 50%
- Trade corridors established
Years 10-15: Caribbean
- Caribbean nations integrate
- Dominican Republic, Jamaica join
- Regional healthcare networks
- Education exchange programs
Years 15-30: South America
- Colombia, Peru, Chile join
- Full hemisphere integration
- 730M (earlier membership scenario) citizen market complete
- Immigration normalized (400K/year)
Membership arithmetic and sovereignty
The original country table is retained as a proposed outreach sequence, not a roster of signatories. Its displayed population rows sum to about 782.7 million, including the UK and the “Other Caribbean” estimate. The old 730M headline and separate 895M discussion-paper scenario do not represent one consistent membership list.
The United Kingdom is outside the Western Hemisphere and would require an explicit associate-partner rationale. Brazil and Argentina are absent from this table but included in other scenarios. Final membership, population, GDP, voting weights and costs must be calculated from a single agreed roster with dated sources.
Free movement, common standards and changes to existing treaties would require negotiation and domestic approval. No country’s participation or consent is claimed here.