President Donald Trump’s new National Security Strategy , unveiled late Thursday, puts the Western Hemisphere at the center of US foreign policy and revives the language of the Monroe Doctrine in what it calls the “Trump Corollary.” The document presents the Americas as the main line of defense for the US homeland and links that doctrine directly to ongoing military operations against suspected drug traffickers in Caribbean and Pacific waters.

The strategy claims the legacy of the 1823 Monroe Doctrine, but pushes it further. It states that the US will block “non-Hemispheric competitors” from owning or controlling “strategically vital assets” in the region, including ports, energy facilities, and telecommunications networks. It describes the Western Hemisphere as the top regional pri

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