Trump's Donroe Doctrine: Territorial ambitions fuel culture wars in the Americas
TL;DR
France24 frames Trump’s expansionist rhetoric as a break with postwar norms, reviving imperial-era ambitions from Greenland to the Western Hemisphere and reframing the Monroe Doctrine as a muscular Donroe Doctrine. The piece cites moves on Diego Garcia, the Panama Canal, and Venezuela as part of a broader effort to claim resources and project power, warns historians of a return to colonial-style land grabs, and notes domestic support is tepid amid international pushback.
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