THE MONROE DOCTRINE AND THE BIG STICK POLICY IN LATIN AMERICA

The Monroe Doctrine — America Warns the World (1823)

How The “Trump Corollary” Hemispheric Strategy Treats Sovereignty as Optional

Why did the U.S. intervene in Venezuela? Maduro met with a Chinese envoy hours before the U.S. move — and China’s long-term economic ties with Venezuela challenged U.S. influence. This echoes over 200 years of U.S. foreign policy assumptions — from the Monroe Doctrine to the Roosevelt Corollary — and now raises hard questions about power vs. principles and U.S. legitimacy on the global stage. ##Geopolitics##ForeignPolicy##WorldPolitics##Venezuela##ChinaUS