Ideas Why the Monroe Doctrine has world leaders on edge
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Feb 4, 2026 Maxwell (Max) Cameron, UBC political scientist specializing in Latin America, and Richard Drake, historian of US foreign policy, unpack the Monroe Doctrine's origins and its turn toward intervention. They trace 19th-century wars to Roosevelt's corollary, examine a Trump-era realist revival tied to resources and China, and weigh impacts on Venezuela, Canada and Greenland.
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Monroe Recast For Economics
- The 2025 U.S. national security strategy explicitly prioritizes American economic interests under a revived Monroe framework.
- That document frames U.S. power as global, extending Monroe-style aims beyond the hemisphere.
Power Over Law
- The Trump-era framing treats power pragmatically: "the strong do what they have the power to do."
- The administration signals regime preferences and willingness to reshape leadership across the hemisphere.
Northward And Southward Ambitions
- The Monroe Doctrine historically included ambitions toward both Mexico and Canada, not just Latin America.
- U.S. territorial interest has long extended north and south, reflected in past wars and annexations.
