(Staff post from the WIKIPEDIA’s DONROE DOCTRINE in January 2026.)
The
Donroe Doctrine, alternatively styled as the Trump Corollary to the Monroe
Doctrine, refers to principles of President Donald Trump's foreign policy in
the Americas. An adaption of the historical Monroe Doctrine, it describes a
perceived desire by the second Trump administration to assert American
predominance in the Western Hemisphere.
Trump's
efforts to rename the Gulf of Mexico, acquire Canada, the Panama Canal and
Greenland as well as pursuing military action against Venezuela have all been
cited as part of a Trump corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. Additionally,
Trump's "America First" agenda and skepticism of multilateralism has
contributed to a view that the U.S. is focusing on its own hemisphere at the
expense of traditional alliances, such as NATO.
Following U.S. strikes in Venezuela, Trump himself referred to "the Donroe Doctrine", stating that "American dominance in the Western Hemisphere will never be questioned again". While supporters see the doctrine as restoring American primacy and combatting the influence of China and Russia in the region, critics have suggested that it could set a precedent for illiberal regimes to violate the rule of law and pursue territorial expansion.
The
original 19th-century Monroe Doctrine was outlined in James Monroe's December
1823 State of the Union Address. It opposed European intervention in the
Americas and warned foreign powers that the United States would not tolerate
colonization of its neighbors.
Theodore Roosevelt's military expeditions in Latin America (Santo Domingo and Nicaragua) arguably extended the principle of the Monroe Doctrine to justifying intervention to prevent foreign powers from gaining influence in a U.S. zone of influence.
Is
the USA an eternal superpower that will never fall? There's a saying, "No
empire lasts forever." Throughout history, there have been dominant world
powers like Rome, the British Empire, and the Mongol Empire, but they all
eventually fell to stronger adversaries. I'm skeptical that the USA will follow
this historical pattern.
Unlike
previous empires, the US. is overwhelmingly dominant in all fields—economy,
military, and culture. People worldwide use the dollar and speak English. And
the US is the only country that can absorb global talent and continue to grow.
I can't imagine a scenario where the Us would fall. It seems to be an exception
to the rule of collapsing empires. I think any nation that threatens the USA
will collapse before it can.
