: a statement of U.S. foreign policy expressing opposition to extension of European control or influence in the western hemisphere
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As China’s influence grows in the Americas, Trump hints at a Monroe Doctrine 2.0
After Form Energy chose Weirton as a site to build its plant, Mr. Weld sponsored legislation in 2023 to authorize up to $290 million in state subsidies for the project, which is expected to create 750 jobs by 2028.
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Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2025
On December 2, 1823, President James Monroe gave his 7th State of the Union address before Congress, using the occasion to advance what would later become known as the Monroe Doctrine.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
President Trump wants Latin American countries to shift closer into Washington’s orbit, raising echoes of the Monroe Doctrine, when the United States claimed the Western Hemisphere as its domain.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Indeed, before long the president may be back to running just the Americas (and potentially, only North America) like in the days of the Monroe Doctrine.
—Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2025
But in truth, the Monroe Doctrine, which warned outside powers to stay away from the Western Hemisphere, asserted an American sphere of influence; during the Cold War, the United States implicitly accepted Soviet hegemony over Eastern Europe and extended its own influence over the West.
—Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
In 1904, after the Spanish-American War, President Theodore Roosevelt issued what became known as his corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2025
Ultimately, the British worked with an upstart liberal country—the United States—to cordon off the Western Hemisphere from European intervention, tacitly supporting the Monroe Doctrine with British naval might.
—Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
From Washington’s Farewell Address to the formulation of the Monroe Doctrine, America’s first statesmen outlined a truly American foreign policy approach.
—Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
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Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2025
On December 2, 1823, President James Monroe gave his 7th State of the Union address before Congress, using the occasion to advance what would later become known as the Monroe Doctrine.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
President Trump wants Latin American countries to shift closer into Washington’s orbit, raising echoes of the Monroe Doctrine, when the United States claimed the Western Hemisphere as its domain.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Indeed, before long the president may be back to running just the Americas (and potentially, only North America) like in the days of the Monroe Doctrine.
—Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2025
But in truth, the Monroe Doctrine, which warned outside powers to stay away from the Western Hemisphere, asserted an American sphere of influence; during the Cold War, the United States implicitly accepted Soviet hegemony over Eastern Europe and extended its own influence over the West.
—Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
In 1904, after the Spanish-American War, President Theodore Roosevelt issued what became known as his corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2025
Ultimately, the British worked with an upstart liberal country—the United States—to cordon off the Western Hemisphere from European intervention, tacitly supporting the Monroe Doctrine with British naval might.
—Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
From Washington’s Farewell Address to the formulation of the Monroe Doctrine, America’s first statesmen outlined a truly American foreign policy approach.
—Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
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