President Trump has coined a new term to describe his approach to foreign policy that recalls the 200-year-old doctrine.

We have entered the era of the Donroe Doctrine,” said CNN’s Jake Tapper in the aftermath of the US abduction of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro. The term, referencing Donald Trump’s upgrade of a foreign policy doctrine of old,

After the U.S. deposed Maduro, Trump and top officials did not rule out efforts at overthrow or annexation in other countries. Here's what they've said.

But what is the Monroe Doctrine? And how does Trump's foreign policy fit into it. On this episode, we speak with Greg Grandin, a professor of history at Yale and author of America, América. Greg has extensively researched American activity in Latin America across his career.

Long seen as defunct, the Monroe Doctrine is being invoked once again as a blueprint for assertive US foreign policy. Historian Greg Grandin charts the rise, fall and rebirth of an ambiguous creed

Hundreds of billions of dollars are needed to rebuild the oil and economic infrastructure of Venezuela, destroyed by years of communism. For now, at least, investors are betting it will happen.

The administration of US President Donald Trump has taken inspiration from 19th century diplomacy in crafting its foreign policy. More than two centuries after President James Monroe declared that the Western Hemisphere is the US’s sphere of influence — an approach that came to be known as the Monroe Doctrine — the country is seeking to reassert itself in its backyard.

The U.S. assault on Venezuela points to a world where big powers seek to call the shots in their regions, an idea Beijing knows well.