: a statement of U.S. foreign policy expressing opposition to extension of European control or influence in the western hemisphere
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Cut to 1904, and President Teddy Roosevelt brandishing his big stick, proclaiming his own corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.
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Mo Rocca, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Advertisement President Theodore Roosevelt, not long thereafter, introduced what would later be known as the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine after European creditors of a number of Latin American countries threatened to use armed intervention to collect debts.
—Nandika Chatterjee, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
Citing the Monroe Doctrine is silly.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
The Monroe Doctrine meets the Donald.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
All the way back to 1823, James Monroe established the Monroe Doctrine.
—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
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Mo Rocca, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Advertisement President Theodore Roosevelt, not long thereafter, introduced what would later be known as the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine after European creditors of a number of Latin American countries threatened to use armed intervention to collect debts.
—Nandika Chatterjee, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
Citing the Monroe Doctrine is silly.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
The Monroe Doctrine meets the Donald.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
All the way back to 1823, James Monroe established the Monroe Doctrine.
—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
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“Monroe Doctrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Monroe%20Doctrine. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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