“As a scholar of the Monroe Doctrine, the President’s invocation of the doctrine does not seem to be particularly relevant to the US invasion of Venezuela. There is no external, non-American threat that the United States is seeking to combat in Venezuela. What is the Monroe Doctrine? One framed the Monroe Doctrine as a justification for maintaining regional hegemony in the Western Hemisphere. “We have arrived at a time when the Monroe Doctrine really does equate to US imperialism without any pretence,” he says.

Source: Indian Express January 09, 2026 13:57 UTC