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A Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine? | The Libertarian Institutelibertarianinstitute.org/articles/a-trump-corollary-to-the-monroe-doctrine/
168 sats \ 3 comments \ @Undisciplined 28 Jan Politics_And_Law
Ted Galen Carpenter discusses Trump's foreign policy in his new article.
"If one truly wants to understand Trump’s likely approach to both continental and world affairs, though, it would be more instructive to study the presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt, James K. Polk, and Andrew Jackson than to focus on the post-Pearl Harbor, globalist presidents. That is especially true with respect to Trump’s attitudes and policy preferences regarding the Western Hemisphere. Indeed, his focus on that arena is so intense and stridently nationalist that it is not too early to wonder if there will be a “Trump Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine."
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26 sats \ 2 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 29 Jan
Trump's corollary to the Monroe Doctrine seems to still be in the formative stages. He has already put Colombia in its place over repatriation problems and I think that he will probably make Panama return or buy back the Canal Zone for security reasons. Security reasons may be a preeminent policy making device for both Trump and Rubio. We can only hope that they use money rather than barefaced coercion.
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined OP 29 Jan
Exactly. If it's a priority to the regime to openly control the Panama Canal, rather than de facto control it, then they will take control over it. I do think Trump has a strong preference for doing it through negotiation (including threats of violence, unfortunately), rather than taking it by force.
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35 sats \ 0 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 29 Jan
I suspect he is moving towards buying the canal. He will control it as the owner. This seems to be his modus operandi, bash them over the head until they sell. I noticed that he did the same thing to Colombia. The threatened bashing was too much to bear for the Colombians.
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