doctrine

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Seen through this lens, the Monroe Doctrine was more a defensive crouch than the posture of a global hegemon.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

You go back to something like the Powell Doctrine, so-called, of military force: an overwhelming use of military force, state clear objectives, be ready to know when you get out.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026

Appeared in the January 8, 2026, print edition as 'Trump Doctrine Confounds Allies, Foes'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Now he's trying out a new name for the Monroe Doctrine, which has been a foundation of US policy in Latin America for two centuries.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

In the late fifteenth century, as European explorers sailed to unfamiliar places, their actions and beliefs were guided by the Doctrine of Discovery—the idea that European nations could claim the foreign lands they “discovered.”

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz