White House Unveils Security Strategy Reviving Monroe Doctrine for the Americas

Overview

• The 33-page plan declares a “Trump Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine to restore U.S. preeminence across the Western Hemisphere.
• It orders a global force rebalance toward the region, expanding Navy and Coast Guard roles and citing current naval mobilizations in the Caribbean as early implementation.
• The strategy elevates border security by calling for an end to mass migration and authorizes targeted deployments that can use lethal force against drug cartels when deemed necessary.
• Assistance and access will be conditioned on curbing extra‑hemispheric influence, with directives to discourage deals that hand control of strategic assets to outside powers and to favor U.S. companies.
• European officials criticized language warning of a potential “civilizational extinction,” while the document also urges Japan and South Korea to raise defense spending and maintains deterrence around Taiwan.