: a statement of U.S. foreign policy expressing opposition to extension of European control or influence in the western hemisphere
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The eighth grade class is studying the Monroe Doctrine.
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
By the end of the 19th century, the Monroe Doctrine took on a more robust implication, Patrick notes.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025
The Monroe Doctrine has since been used as a shorthand for maintaining U.S. dominance in Latin America by ensuring no strategic competitors are able to get a permanent foothold in the region.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
Trump’s pushback against overweening Chinese influence in the canal is a welcome revival and application of the Monroe Doctrine, formulated by James Monroe and John Quincy Adams, which seeks to keep the Western Hemisphere free from imperial powers outside it.
—The Editors, National Review, 4 Feb. 2025
Such doctrines—statements indicating a new direction for American foreign policy—have been a staple of American politics since President James Monroe announced the Monroe Doctrine, which declared European powers should stay out of the Americas.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
And so, on the one hand, the Monroe Doctrine, which is only a couple of sentences in a long address that Monroe gave to Congress, is an anti-colonial document.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2025
Zoom out: Trump wants to showcase a new, aggressive foreign policy that hearkens back to the Monroe Doctrine and clearly establishes the Western Hemisphere as a China- and Russia-free zone.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
The Monroe Doctrine, which was announced by former President Monroe in 1823, prevents the U.S. from engaging or intervening in the political affairs of Europe.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 28 Dec. 2024
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
By the end of the 19th century, the Monroe Doctrine took on a more robust implication, Patrick notes.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025
The Monroe Doctrine has since been used as a shorthand for maintaining U.S. dominance in Latin America by ensuring no strategic competitors are able to get a permanent foothold in the region.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
Trump’s pushback against overweening Chinese influence in the canal is a welcome revival and application of the Monroe Doctrine, formulated by James Monroe and John Quincy Adams, which seeks to keep the Western Hemisphere free from imperial powers outside it.
—The Editors, National Review, 4 Feb. 2025
Such doctrines—statements indicating a new direction for American foreign policy—have been a staple of American politics since President James Monroe announced the Monroe Doctrine, which declared European powers should stay out of the Americas.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
And so, on the one hand, the Monroe Doctrine, which is only a couple of sentences in a long address that Monroe gave to Congress, is an anti-colonial document.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2025
Zoom out: Trump wants to showcase a new, aggressive foreign policy that hearkens back to the Monroe Doctrine and clearly establishes the Western Hemisphere as a China- and Russia-free zone.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
The Monroe Doctrine, which was announced by former President Monroe in 1823, prevents the U.S. from engaging or intervening in the political affairs of Europe.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 28 Dec. 2024
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