What the "Donroe Doctrine" is and where Trump could use it next:
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Trump Revives Donroe Doctrine for Hemisphere ControlFollowing the capture of Maduro, the US aims to govern Venezuela and increase influence across the Americas by 2026.
- Trump has rebranded the 19th-century Monroe Doctrine as the 'Donroe Doctrine' to justify expanded U.S. involvement in Latin America.
- Originally, the Monroe Doctrine warned European powers against interference, later extended by Roosevelt to include military interventions in the region.
- The current U.S. National Security Strategy promotes intensified political, economic, and military engagement under Trump's doctrine.
- Potential targets include Greenland annexation and a regime change in Cuba, with Colombia and the Panama Canal also under consideration.
Trump presents himself as the one who will take them back and restore America's unchallenged power.— David Smith, associate professor of American politics and foreign policy at the University of Sydney's United States Studies Center.
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