: a statement of U.S. foreign policy expressing opposition to extension of European control or influence in the western hemisphere
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However, the United States intervened under the Monroe Doctrine, which opposed such colonization in the Western Hemisphere.
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Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Issued in the early 19th century by President James Monroe, the Monroe Doctrine established that a foreign state's intervention in the political affairs of the Americas was potentially a hostile act against the United States.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
The Monroe Doctrine, another 19th-century creation that saw the United States treat the Western Hemisphere as its exclusive sphere of influence, has re-emerged into relevance alongside tariffs and territorial deals.
—Damien Cave, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Remember the Roosevelt corollary to the 1823 Monroe Doctrine: The United States was saddled with the responsibility to preserve order and to protect life and property in all nations in the Western Hemisphere.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024
Koffler likens Russia’s influence to the U.S.’ Monroe Doctrine — an 1823 doctrine that warned European nations against interfering in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere.
—Morgan Phillips, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2024
In his 1823 annual address to Congress, President James Monroe enunciated a bedrock principle of American foreign policy that became known as the Monroe Doctrine.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
After the Cuban Revolution in 1959, Fidel Castro pursued an alliance with the Soviet Union, which many U.S. policymakers viewed as a fundamental betrayal of the Monroe Doctrine.
—TIME, 9 Aug. 2024
Annexation Nation Since 1823, when the Monroe Doctrine was first introduced to the world, the US has regarded Cuba as key to its designs for Latin America.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
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Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Issued in the early 19th century by President James Monroe, the Monroe Doctrine established that a foreign state's intervention in the political affairs of the Americas was potentially a hostile act against the United States.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
The Monroe Doctrine, another 19th-century creation that saw the United States treat the Western Hemisphere as its exclusive sphere of influence, has re-emerged into relevance alongside tariffs and territorial deals.
—Damien Cave, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Remember the Roosevelt corollary to the 1823 Monroe Doctrine: The United States was saddled with the responsibility to preserve order and to protect life and property in all nations in the Western Hemisphere.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024
Koffler likens Russia’s influence to the U.S.’ Monroe Doctrine — an 1823 doctrine that warned European nations against interfering in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere.
—Morgan Phillips, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2024
In his 1823 annual address to Congress, President James Monroe enunciated a bedrock principle of American foreign policy that became known as the Monroe Doctrine.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
After the Cuban Revolution in 1959, Fidel Castro pursued an alliance with the Soviet Union, which many U.S. policymakers viewed as a fundamental betrayal of the Monroe Doctrine.
—TIME, 9 Aug. 2024
Annexation Nation Since 1823, when the Monroe Doctrine was first introduced to the world, the US has regarded Cuba as key to its designs for Latin America.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
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