January
07
/ 2026
International desk:
Monroe Doctrine, a nearly 200 year old foreign policy principle of the United States, returned to global headlines after being cited by President Donald Trump to justify a military operation in Venezuela. The reference has sparked intense debate over sovereignty, intervention and the relevance of historical doctrines in modern geopolitics.
Donald Trump invoked the Monroe Doctrine to justify a US military operation in Venezuela, following the capture of President Nicolas Maduro. Trump described the action as consistent with long-standing US policy in the Western Hemisphere.
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