Through hard-nosed policies such as military strikes on drug cartels, Trump reasserts US primacy across the Western ...

President Trump has tightened the U.S. grip on the Americas by rewarding allies and punishing rivals. That has upended the ...

With threats, military deployment, and increasing interference, the U.S. president revives the spirit of the Manifest Destiny ...

Long neglected in Washington, the region is key to some of the president’s priorities, including halting illegal migration ...

In 1823, President James Monroe wanted to stop European powers from meddling in the Americas. The idea had a corollary — that ...

Amid escalating global tensions, Washington is reviving historical practices to secure its dominance across the continent.

BUENOS AIRES — James Monroe, president of the United States from 1817 to 1825, conceived of the strategic and foreign policy doctrine bearing his name that essentially seeks to exclude foreign powers ...

Trump's Venezuela Squeeze Goes Well Beyond Monroe Doctrine. A massive military buildup in the Caribbean has sparked ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping was noticeably absent from the recent BRICS Summit in Brazil. It was a sign of the times. China is losing ground in Latin America, and many of its companies are packing up ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Alan McPherson, Temple University (THE CONVERSATION) A massive military buildup in the ...

Even before assuming office, Donald Trump has set American diplomatic relations afire with seemingly outlandish claims to new territory. He has floated a purchase of Greenland, the return of the ...

A massive military buildup in the Caribbean has sparked speculation that the U.S. is now engaged in its latest chapter of ...