: a statement of U.S. foreign policy expressing opposition to extension of European control or influence in the western hemisphere
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President Trump wants Latin American countries to shift closer into Washington’s orbit, raising echoes of the Monroe Doctrine, when the United States claimed the Western Hemisphere as its domain.
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Chris Buckley, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Indeed, before long the president may be back to running just the Americas (and potentially, only North America) like in the days of the Monroe Doctrine.
—Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2025
But in truth, the Monroe Doctrine, which warned outside powers to stay away from the Western Hemisphere, asserted an American sphere of influence; during the Cold War, the United States implicitly accepted Soviet hegemony over Eastern Europe and extended its own influence over the West.
—Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
In 1904, after the Spanish-American War, President Theodore Roosevelt issued what became known as his corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2025
Ultimately, the British worked with an upstart liberal country—the United States—to cordon off the Western Hemisphere from European intervention, tacitly supporting the Monroe Doctrine with British naval might.
—Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
From Washington’s Farewell Address to the formulation of the Monroe Doctrine, America’s first statesmen outlined a truly American foreign policy approach.
—Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
Finally, the United States will need to maintain naval and air forces in the Western Hemisphere to enforce a new kind of Monroe Doctrine.
—Stephen Peter Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
As American power exploded during the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Monroe Doctrine evolved and increasingly came to mean Washington's opposition to any potentially hostile foreign power establishing itself in the Americas.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
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Chris Buckley, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Indeed, before long the president may be back to running just the Americas (and potentially, only North America) like in the days of the Monroe Doctrine.
—Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2025
But in truth, the Monroe Doctrine, which warned outside powers to stay away from the Western Hemisphere, asserted an American sphere of influence; during the Cold War, the United States implicitly accepted Soviet hegemony over Eastern Europe and extended its own influence over the West.
—Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
In 1904, after the Spanish-American War, President Theodore Roosevelt issued what became known as his corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2025
Ultimately, the British worked with an upstart liberal country—the United States—to cordon off the Western Hemisphere from European intervention, tacitly supporting the Monroe Doctrine with British naval might.
—Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
From Washington’s Farewell Address to the formulation of the Monroe Doctrine, America’s first statesmen outlined a truly American foreign policy approach.
—Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
Finally, the United States will need to maintain naval and air forces in the Western Hemisphere to enforce a new kind of Monroe Doctrine.
—Stephen Peter Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
As American power exploded during the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Monroe Doctrine evolved and increasingly came to mean Washington's opposition to any potentially hostile foreign power establishing itself in the Americas.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Monroe Doctrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Monroe%20Doctrine. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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