U.S. Strategy in the Western Hemisphere: From the Monroe Doctrine to the “Donroe Doctrine” in Practice
For more than two centuries, the Western Hemisphere has occupied a special place in U.S. strategic thinking. From the moment President James Monroe declared in 1823 that the Americas were no longer open to European colonization, Washington has repeatedly returned to the idea that stability, influence, and leadership in Latin America are inseparable from U.S. […]