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Trump's foreign policy doctrine is chasing a lost hemisphere
President Trump prioritizes U.S. influence in Latin America by invoking the Monroe Doctrine and Roosevelt Corollary to guide contemporary foreign policy.
- President Donald Trump centers his national-security goals on the geopolitics of the continent south of the United States, reviving the Monroe Doctrine and the Roosevelt Corollary.
- Schmidt, writing in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, argues the administration is prioritizing a reassertion of U.S. influence across the Western Hemisphere.
- By stressing geography and geopolitics, policy-makers emphasize hemisphere geography to set priorities toward countries to the south and lean on historical precedents for justification.
- The approach raises prospects of tension with Latin American sovereignty, as the doctrine-driven approach could shift regional security priorities and reshape U.S.-Latin American relations.
- Using older doctrines in current policy appears anachronistic, as the commentary frames the move as a renewed effort to control influence rather than pursuing multilateral engagement amid modern geopolitical realities.
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Trump's foreign policy doctrine is chasing a lost hemisphere
If you want to understand President Donald Trump’s national security and foreign policy goals, you should refresh yourself on the geography and geopolitics of our neighboring continent to the south as well as break out your history books and study…
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