Overview
- In a Fox News interview, President Trump said others coined the term “Donroe Doctrine,” despite having used it himself during a Mar-a-Lago briefing.
- The administration presented January’s Operation Absolute Resolve in Caracas, which reporting says captured Nicolás Maduro, as proof of its hemispheric approach.
- Officials have linked the Venezuela action to countering drug trafficking and securing strategic energy resources, including Venezuela’s oil sector.
- News18 reports that regional and international critics warn the approach risks violating sovereignty and international law, though some governments voice cautious support on security grounds.
- A National Security Strategy entry described as a “Trump Corollary” positions the Western Hemisphere as a U.S. sphere of influence and signals efforts to limit external powers, with rhetoric touching Greenland and the Panama Canal.