: a statement of U.S. foreign policy expressing opposition to extension of European control or influence in the western hemisphere
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All the way back to 1823, James Monroe established the Monroe Doctrine.
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Mariam Khan, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2026
The Monroe Doctrine is the belief that the Western Hemisphere falls within the United States' exclusive sphere of influence.
—Eyder Peralta, NPR, 5 Jan. 2026
Trump appears interested in shifting back to a Monroe Doctrine-era stance, as well as lessening global importance of countries like Russia, China and Iran, the analyst said.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
The Monroe Doctrine was basically a justification by the United States to exercise force in Latin America.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
In China, analysts and policy thinkers have been focused on how the Trump’s reboot of the Monroe Doctrine will impact the global balance of power.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 24 Dec. 2025
In East Asia, China will likely move to enforce its own version of the Monroe Doctrine.
—Jennifer Lind, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2025
An expansion of the Panama precedent Even during the Cold War, the Monroe Doctrine could be logically invoked to keep the Soviets out of the hemisphere – whether in Guatemala in 1954, Cuba in 1961, the Dominican Republic in 1965 or Grenada in 1983.
—Alan McPherson, The Conversation, 2 Nov. 2025
The Monroe Doctrine was welcomed by independence leaders in South America, including Simón Bolívar, who successfully led the liberation of modern-day Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, and Bolivia from the Spanish Empire.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
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Mariam Khan, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2026
The Monroe Doctrine is the belief that the Western Hemisphere falls within the United States' exclusive sphere of influence.
—Eyder Peralta, NPR, 5 Jan. 2026
Trump appears interested in shifting back to a Monroe Doctrine-era stance, as well as lessening global importance of countries like Russia, China and Iran, the analyst said.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
The Monroe Doctrine was basically a justification by the United States to exercise force in Latin America.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
In China, analysts and policy thinkers have been focused on how the Trump’s reboot of the Monroe Doctrine will impact the global balance of power.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 24 Dec. 2025
In East Asia, China will likely move to enforce its own version of the Monroe Doctrine.
—Jennifer Lind, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2025
An expansion of the Panama precedent Even during the Cold War, the Monroe Doctrine could be logically invoked to keep the Soviets out of the hemisphere – whether in Guatemala in 1954, Cuba in 1961, the Dominican Republic in 1965 or Grenada in 1983.
—Alan McPherson, The Conversation, 2 Nov. 2025
The Monroe Doctrine was welcomed by independence leaders in South America, including Simón Bolívar, who successfully led the liberation of modern-day Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, and Bolivia from the Spanish Empire.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Monroe Doctrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Monroe%20Doctrine. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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