: a statement of U.S. foreign policy expressing opposition to extension of European control or influence in the western hemisphere
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In East Asia, China will likely move to enforce its own version of the Monroe Doctrine.
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Jennifer Lind, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2025
The threats come as Washington looks to assert its dominance in the region in what the White House says is Trump’s version of the Monroe Doctrine.
—semafor.com, 10 Dec. 2025
The Monroe Doctrine from the 1800s asked European powers to stay out of the region.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 5 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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Jennifer Lind, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2025
The threats come as Washington looks to assert its dominance in the region in what the White House says is Trump’s version of the Monroe Doctrine.
—semafor.com, 10 Dec. 2025
The Monroe Doctrine from the 1800s asked European powers to stay out of the region.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 5 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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