: a statement of U.S. foreign policy expressing opposition to extension of European control or influence in the western hemisphere
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Emma Marsden
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
China reciprocated, claiming a traditional sphere of influence that corresponded to the Monroe Doctrine.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2025
The Monroe Doctrine, while audacious, proved effective and laid the groundwork for the Western Hemisphere as America’s stepping stone to the rest of the world.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025
As China’s influence grows in the Americas, Trump hints at a Monroe Doctrine 2.0
Farmers markets sprouted across American cities.
—Riley Robinson, Christian Science Monitor, 8 June 2025
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.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, U.S. Presidents invoked the Monroe Doctrine to justify intervening in Latin American countries.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2025
On December 2, 1823, President James Monroe gave his 7th State of the Union address before Congress, using the occasion to advance what would later become known as the Monroe Doctrine.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
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Emma Marsden
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
China reciprocated, claiming a traditional sphere of influence that corresponded to the Monroe Doctrine.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2025
The Monroe Doctrine, while audacious, proved effective and laid the groundwork for the Western Hemisphere as America’s stepping stone to the rest of the world.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025
As China’s influence grows in the Americas, Trump hints at a Monroe Doctrine 2.0
Farmers markets sprouted across American cities.
—Riley Robinson, Christian Science Monitor, 8 June 2025
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.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, U.S. Presidents invoked the Monroe Doctrine to justify intervening in Latin American countries.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2025
On December 2, 1823, President James Monroe gave his 7th State of the Union address before Congress, using the occasion to advance what would later become known as the Monroe Doctrine.
—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 29 Sep. 2025.
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