Trump’s new corollary parallels Monroe Doctrine, targeting migration, drugs, and foreign rivals

WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Donald J Trump has formally revived the 182-year-old Monroe Doctrine, introducing a “Trump Corollary” in his administration’s new National Security Strategy to reassert U.S. dominance in the Western Hemisphere amid rising concerns over Chinese influence, migration, and drug trafficking. The 33-page National Security Strategy document, released in November 2025, declares that “after years […]