Today marks the 200 th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine, celebrated in history books for extending U.S. influence throughout the hemisphere. But few Americans are aware of its lesser-known ...

That began to change, first with Costa Rica in 2007 and Panama in 2017, followed in quick succession by the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and, in 2023, Honduras.

In November 2013, then-Secretary of State John Kerry declared, to thunderous applause, that “the era of the Monroe Doctrine is over.” Flash forward to 2019 and John Bolton, the national ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s first trip abroad signals to the world that the Monroe Doctrine is back. Rubio is visiting five nations in Central America and the Caribbean, including El ...

The Monroe Doctrine is, in fact, an early example of the all-purpose “authorization for the use of military force” pre-approving any number of wars, and of the phenomenon much beloved by U.S ...

The new Monroe Doctrine comes thus to mean, frankly, that we want, or at least may some time want, all America for ourselves. We give due notice in advance of our claim of preëmption.

So, in 1823, the Monroe Doctrine is aligning itself with the Doctrine of Discovery as sort of this ... when Lyndon Johnson sent in several thousand U.S. troops to occupy the Dominican Republic.

Musty old documents can shape and shatter worlds. Among the most potent is the Monroe Doctrine, which was proclaimed 200 years ago this month. For many people in the United States, it conjures ...

The third phase of the Monroe Doctrine was the “constabulary” phase, ... In fact, no shots were fired during the 1904 debt crisis in Santo Domingo, the present-day Dominican Republic, ...

Retracing the legacies of racism and colonialism on the 200th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine. ... where the U.S. had seized control in the early 20 th century, ... The New Republic.

Trump revives Monroe Doctrine in U.S. relations with ... During visits in early February to Central America and ... followed in quick succession by the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and ...