‘Cheap Piece of Imperialist Propaganda’: US Video Hails ‘American Dominance’ of Western Hemisphere
The State Department says the doctrine underpins U.S. policy, while critics in Latin America call the video imperialist propaganda.
- The State Department released a roughly five-minute video promoting the Monroe Doctrine, asserting that "American dominance in the Western Hemisphere will never be questioned again."
- Originally declared in 1823 to prevent European colonization, the Monroe Doctrine evolved into a rationale for United States intervention, including the Spanish-American War and the Roosevelt Corollary era.
- Congresswoman Delia Ramirez denounced the video as "a cheap piece of imperialist propaganda," arguing the doctrine justifies a "paternalistic, damaging approach" to Latin America.
- One Brazilian news site criticized the video's "threatening tone," while Cuban media emphasized the socialist island's sovereignty amid fears of intervention under President Donald Trump.
- Ramirez and Rep. Nydia Velazquez introduced the New Good Neighbor Act, calling on the United States to adopt cooperation rather than confrontation with Latin America.
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Trump's State Department drops brazenly colonial five-minute video boasting dominance over Latin America
The Trump administration has been doing what centuries of US ruling elites have carefully avoided by dropping pretences of being a colonial power. In a five-minute video posted by the State Department, narrated by U.S. Ambassador to Panama Kevin Marino Cabrera, the U.S. government openly celebrates its “dominance” over the Western Hemisphere and adds that […] By Nandita Lal
The U.S. Department of State broadcast a video in which it explicitly claims the Monroe Doctrine and reaffirms Washington’s role as the dominant power in the Western Hemisphere. In the material, the doctrine formulated in 1823 by President James Monroe as a valid principle of national security is presented. The message maintains that the American continent is an area of priority interest to the United States and rejects the intervention or influ…
The video, published by the State Department, cites the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
'Cheap Piece of Imperialist Propaganda': US Video Hails 'American Dominance' of Western Hemisphere
"Despite what warmongers want you to believe, the Monroe Doctrine undermines the partnerships needed to confront our complex challenges," said Rep. Delia Ramirez. "We must change course."
The declaration of U.S. domination over the territories and waters of the Western Hemisphere through the Monroe Doctrine remains the cornerstone of that country's foreign policy on the American continent, the Administration of President Donald Trump said today. Through a video narrated by the U.S. Ambassador to Panama Kevin Marino Cabrera, the U.S. Department of State insisted on resurrecting the doctrine originally enunciated by President James…
An official video of the State Department presents the Monroe Doctrine as the origin of the hemispheric strategy promoted by Donald Trump. The narration claims the leadership of the United States over Latin America and coincides with the deployment of the Shield of the Americas, an initiative that incorporates Chile into a new regional security architecture. The then president-elect José Antonio Kast participated in the first high-level meeting …
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