Kerry, Trump, and competing readings of Monroe

John Kerry told the Organization of American States in 2013 that the era of the Monroe Doctrine was over and proposed a partnership among American states. In this interpretation, his language resembled a return to Monroe's original position, while American economic strength would still give Washington a dominant role. Trump's approach is compared with Roosevelt's corollary and its emphasis on enforcement. These are the lecture's comparisons of foreign-policy approaches as discussed in December 2024. The wider argument is that a hemisphere connected to the global economy cannot exclude outside interests simply by declaring a regional partnership. Campaign promises also encounter other states, available resources, and practical demands once a government takes office.