Monroe Doctrine

Activists Hold Mock Funeral On UVA Grounds For Monroe Doctrine

December 5, 2023 NBC29.com. Resist! Latin America, Monroe Doctrine, US Imperialism, Virginia

It was 200 years ago that President James Monroe delivered a speech that would later become the framework for the Monroe Doctrine. Activists around the world are now trying to bury the document. Some of those activists met on UVA Grounds Saturday, December 2, for a mock funeral service to put the doctrine and its ideals to rest. “This idea that somebody doing something the U.S. government doesn’t like thousands of miles away is a threat to U.S safety? That means you can go and attack Iraq and call it defensive, and this has been done for 200 years,” World Beyond War Director David Swanson said.

New Mood In The World Will Put An End To The Global Monroe Doctrine

November 24, 2023 Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. Educate! Africa, Caribbean, Global South, History, Israel, Latin America, Monroe Doctrine, Palestine, Russia, Ukraine, US Imperialism, Wars and Militarism

Every day since 7 October has felt like an International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, with hundreds of thousands gathering in Istanbul, a million in Jakarta, and then yet another million across Africa and Latin America to demand an end to the brutal attack being carried out by Israel (with the collusion of the United States). It is impossible to keep up with the scale and frequency of the protests, which are in turn pushing political parties and governments to clarify their stances on Israel’s attack on Palestine. These mass demonstrations have generated three kinds of outcomes.

Humor In The Headlines Over China In Latin America

October 5, 2023 Roger D. Harris, Popular Resistance. Educate! China, Cosco, Honduras, Latin America, Monroe Doctrine, New Cold War, Peru

In a break from its hysterical coverage of the existential threat posed by Donald Trump, the Washington Post – house organ of the Democratic National Committee – cautions us of the other menace, China. “When the leader of this impoverished Central American country visited Beijing in June,” we are warned, “China laid out the warmest of welcomes.” Apparently in a grave threat to US national security, the president of Honduras attended a state banquet and actually ate Chinse food. What next for the country the Post affectionately describes as “long among the most docile of US regional partners”?

Forum: Burying 200 Years Of The US Monroe Doctrine

May 4, 2023 Americas Policy Forum. Educate! Caribbean, Latin America, Monroe Doctrine, US Imperialism

It’s time to bury the Monroe Doctrine and foster positive relationships across Latin America and the Caribbean. Join us at American University on Saturday, April 29th, from 10am to 5:30pm for the Forum: "In Search of a New U.S. Policy for a New Latin America: Burying 200 Years of the Monroe Doctrine," followed by an arts and culture event that night. The day before, April 28th, is an Advocacy Day in Congress, to promote policies that foster cooperation and mutual respect towards our neighbors in the South. Register now to be part of the conversation either in person or online!

The Petrodollar In Freefall And A New Multipolar World Order

April 22, 2023 Lee Camp, Mintpress News. Resistance Report Global Economy, Monroe Doctrine, Multipolarity, Petrodollar, US Imperialism

Join Lee Camp and Ben Norton in this captivating episode of Behind the Headlines as they delve into the changing world order, the rebellion of Latin America against Western hegemony, the ongoing proxy war in Ukraine, and the latest international political clashes. Norton, a seasoned journalist who founded Geopolitical Economy, a Nicaragua-based news website that covers international relations with a focus on Latin America, U.S. Empire, and political economy, brings a fresh perspective to the table. The conversation starts with the recent collapse of three U.S. banks and how Federal Reserve policies have fueled the class war that the wealthy elite is waging against the public.

Black People Used To Attack Revolutionary Governments

April 15, 2023 Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. Educate! Black misleadership, Latin America, Monroe Doctrine, Racism, US Imperialism

“We used to talk about, when I was a kid, in college, about ‘America’s Backyard’. It’s not America’s backyard. Everything south of the Mexican border is ‘America’s Front Yard’. And we’re equal people. We don’t dictate what happens in any other part of this continent or the South American continent. We have to work very hard on it.” President Joe Biden Even while claiming to believe in the sovereignty of all American states, Joe Biden couldn’t help but use hackneyed phrases about whether the rest of the hemisphere is in his yard. He exposed himself and what the U.S. state does in the Caribbean and Central America and South America. Regime change is still the goal whenever people in the region dare to attempt self-determination.

Burying 200 Years Of The US Monroe Doctrine

April 13, 2023 Teri Mattson, WtF is Going on in Latin America and the Caribbean. Podcast – WTF is Going on in Latin America & the Caribbean Monroe Doctrine, Neoliberalism, US Imperialism, Venezuela

The Monroe Doctrine, first articulated by U.S. President James Monroe on December 2, 1823, is a United States foreign policy position that opposes European colonialism in the Western Hemisphere. It holds that any intervention in the political affairs of the Americas by foreign powers is a potentially hostile act against the United States. The doctrine was central to American foreign policy for much of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The doctrine remains in place today as a pillar of U.S. foreign policy towards Latin America and the Caribbean and no longer exclusively applies to European powers.

Monroe Doctrine Plays Out In Perú

March 16, 2023 Clau O'Brien Moscoso, Black Agenda Report. Resist! coup, Monroe Doctrine, National Strike, Peru

March 7th marked three months of the congressional coup that ousted democratically elected President Pedro Castillo and claimed the lives of over 70 people during daily anti-government protests. Despite Western media ’s attempt to whitewash the illegal ouster (which failed to reach the prerequisite 104 votes by 3), a resounding majority of the Peruvian people blame either coup leader Dina Boluarte, Fujimorismo, or the coup Congress for the political crisis facing the Andean country rich in vast minerals and resources. Despite this week’s sentencing of Castillo to another 36 months of pre-trial detention, people on the ground plan to stay in the streets until their demands are met

Decolonization, Multipolarity And The Demise Of The Monroe Doctrine

December 8, 2022 Teri Mattson, WTF is Going On in Latin America and the Caribbean. Podcast – WTF is Going on in Latin America & the Caribbean Decolonization, Latin America, Monroe Doctrine, Multipolar World

December 3, 2023 will mark the 200th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine. It will also mark its obsolescence in the face of popular resistance and the Pink Tide of progressive governments in Latin America that have been elected over the past two and a half decades. The prevailing ideology of these left and left of center movements rejects the “Washington Consensus” and opts for a new consensus based on the decolonization of the political, economic, social and cultural spheres. This consensus is accompanied by encounters and conferences that advance liberatory traditions developed since the 1960’s as well as those deeply rooted in indigenous cultures. It is Washington’s failure to respect and adjust to this political and ideological process of transformation that precludes, at this time, a constructive and cooperative U.S. foreign policy towards the region.

Decolonization, Multipolarity, And The Demise Of The Monroe Doctrine

December 7, 2022 William Camacaro and Frederick Mills, Council on Hemispheric Affairs. Educate! Decolonization, Indigenous Rights, Monroe Doctrine, Multipolarity

All That I Ask Is That You Fight For Peace Today

July 29, 2022 Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. Educate! Europe, Monroe Doctrine, NATO, Peace, Wars and Militarism

The fragility of Europe’s energy supply has once again been on display in recent months. Gas shipments through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which runs from Russia to Germany, were reduced to 40% of capacity in June, a cut that Moscow said was due to delays in the servicing of a turbine by the German firm Siemens. Shortly thereafter, on 11 July, the pipeline was taken offline for ten days for annual routine maintenance. Despite receiving assurances from Moscow that the supply would resume as scheduled, European leaders expressed fears that the shutdown would continue indefinitely in retaliation for sanctions imposed on Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. On 21 July, the flow of Russian gas into Europe resumed.

Summit Of The Americas, Another Nail In The Coffin Of Monroe Doctrine

June 8, 2022 Ultimas Noticias, Orinoco Tribune. Educate! Latin America, Monroe Doctrine, Summit of the Americas, US Imperialism

A few hours before the inauguration of the 9th Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California, the Biden administration had not yet been able to publish its guest list for the event. This is the second time the US is hosting the Summit, the first time was the first Summit held in Miami back in 1994. The objectives proposed for this ninth edition of the Summit are to focus on the creation of a regional agreement on migration and the formulation of a post COVID-19 economic recovery strategy. However, according to an analysis published by Xinhua, the main concern in this edition of the Summit will not be the usual lack of consensus in the region but, rather, the absence of several regional leaders who will not participate.

No To A New Monroe Doctrine In The Pacific

May 8, 2022 Carlos Martinez, Friends of Socialist China. Educate! China, Military Alliance, Monroe Doctrine, Solomon Islands

The Anglo ruling classes have gone into a state of frenzy over a recently-signed security agreement between the People’s Republic of China and the Solomon Islands. Various people who had barely heard of the Solomon Islands just a few weeks ago are now expressing grave concern that this small sovereign nation could be used as a pawn by an aggressive and expansionist China in its bid for world domination. The deal itself appears to be entirely ordinary, allowing for China to “make ship visits to, carry out logistical replenishment in, and have stopover and transition in the Solomon Islands,” in addition to providing the Solomon Islands police with training and – on invitation – support.

The Spirit Of Carabobo Will Overcome The Stench Of Monroe

June 26, 2021 Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. Strategize! Independence, Latin America, Monroe Doctrine, US Imperialism

Two hundred years ago, on 24 June 1821, the forces of Simón Bolívar trounced the Spanish royalists at the Battle of Carabobo, a few hundred kilometres west of Caracas, Venezuela. Five days later, Bolívar entered Caracas in triumph; the Spanish fortresses of Cartagena and Puerto Cabello had been seized by the Liberator’s armies, making a return to power for Spain impossible. In Cúcuta, a congress assembled to draft a new constitution and to elect Bolívar as the president. Bolívar, now the head of the Republic of Gran Colombia (today’s Colombia and Venezuela), would not rest. He got on his horse and rode south towards Quito, where Spain’s forces remained and would eventually be defeated on 24 May 1822 at the battle of Pichincha. It would take two more years to eject Spain from the hemisphere, but the trend was inevitable.

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