: a statement of U.S. foreign policy expressing opposition to extension of European control or influence in the western hemisphere
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By 1842, when President John Tyler expanded the Monroe Doctrine to include the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii), the idea that U.S. domestic security required a favorable balance of power in Asia was widely accepted among Washington policy makers.
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Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, 15 Mar. 2021
In case this sort of behavior sounds alien, consider the United States’ own efforts in the nineteenth century and early twentieth century to enforce the 1823 Monroe Doctrine and extirpate European influence from the Western Hemisphere.
—Andrew S. Erickson, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2024
After the end of the American Civil War, the United States reasserted the Monroe Doctrine, which sought to prevent further European colonization in the Western Hemisphere, and demanded that the French government withdraw from Mexico.
—Richard Feinberg, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
Invoking the then-new Monroe Doctrine, Caracas pressed Washington for help.
—Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2022
Two centuries later, the Monroe Doctrine still matters.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 2 Dec. 2023
Naturally, this includes purveyors of U.S. expansionism such as Teddy Roosevelt (painted by John Singer Sargent) and Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge (R-Mass.), a great supporter of the Monroe Doctrine and the war against Spain.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2023
The adventure story would soon become suitable for the young Hollywood industry, and its anti-Mexican sentiment was well received by supporters of the Monroe Doctrine.
—Rodrigo Cervantes, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2023
The Monroe Doctrine, laid out by President James Monroe in the early 19th century, warned European countries not to colonize America’s backyard.
—Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 25 May 2023
Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, 15 Mar. 2021
In case this sort of behavior sounds alien, consider the United States’ own efforts in the nineteenth century and early twentieth century to enforce the 1823 Monroe Doctrine and extirpate European influence from the Western Hemisphere.
—Andrew S. Erickson, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2024
After the end of the American Civil War, the United States reasserted the Monroe Doctrine, which sought to prevent further European colonization in the Western Hemisphere, and demanded that the French government withdraw from Mexico.
—Richard Feinberg, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
Invoking the then-new Monroe Doctrine, Caracas pressed Washington for help.
—Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2022
Two centuries later, the Monroe Doctrine still matters.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 2 Dec. 2023
Naturally, this includes purveyors of U.S. expansionism such as Teddy Roosevelt (painted by John Singer Sargent) and Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge (R-Mass.), a great supporter of the Monroe Doctrine and the war against Spain.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2023
The adventure story would soon become suitable for the young Hollywood industry, and its anti-Mexican sentiment was well received by supporters of the Monroe Doctrine.
—Rodrigo Cervantes, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2023
The Monroe Doctrine, laid out by President James Monroe in the early 19th century, warned European countries not to colonize America’s backyard.
—Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 25 May 2023
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