Making the Americas “American” Again: The Donroe Doctrine

In this paper, we discuss:

• A shift from multilateral rules to spheres of influence, driven by US insecurity in global competition.
• The rebranding of the Monroe Doctrine as the “Donroe Doctrine,” asserting US dominance over the Western Hemisphere;
• How Trump’s 2025 National Security Strategy formalises hemispheric dominance, explicitly rejecting Chinese and Russian influence;
• Venezuela and Greenland as early test cases of a coercive, region-first US strategy;

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