The arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro wasn’t just a takedown — it was the most forceful revival of the Monroe Doctrine in a generation, a blunt reminder that hostile regimes and cartel‑run states in the Western Hemisphere will face consequences.
In detailing the U.S. military action that led to the arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump referenced the Monroe Doctrine, a
It was intended to ward off European colonization or other interference in the Western Hemisphere. In return, the U.S. also agreed to stay out of European affairs.
What was behind the seizure of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro? The Trump administration’s hemispheric strategy recalls the 1904 Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, which asserts a U.S. right to intervene in Latin America in cases of “chronic wrongdoing.”
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