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Dismay as Hegseth urges Latin American allies to join ‘offense’ against cartels

Critics sceptical Pentagon chief’s plan for increased military force – amid rising US intervention – will stop drug gangs

The Guardian - US

Netflix Just Quietly Released An Innovative New Season Of Its Best Conspiracy Thriller

Netflix's smash hit conspiracy thriller series manages to break new ground in its latest iteration.

Inverse

Trump gets the Monroe doctrine wrong. He should take a page from Bad Bunny

The US president has twisted the 1823 doctrine to suit his quest for domination. It originally had a very different vision for the Americas

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Trump’s envoy claims a secret deal from 1941 will give US ‘total, unfettered access’ to Greenland

Ancient policies are being applied to a modern world.

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Trump wants to send troops into Mexico. The land grab of the Mexican-American War makes this ‘politically untenable’

After the United States government celebrated the capture of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, President Donald Trump issued warnings about what might come next. “Something will have to be done about Mexico,” he said. “American dominance in the Western hemisphere will never be questioned again.”

The Conversation

Trump’s territorial ambition: new imperialism or a case of the emperor’s new clothes?

Trump’s attack on Venezuela suggests expansionism is under way but some argue it is simply standard US foreign policy stripped of hypocrisy

The Guardian - UK

What is the Monroe Doctrine that Trump invoked to justify the Maduro raid?

First articulated in 1823, the Monroe Doctrine was largely meant to stave off European colonial influence in the western hemisphere, but modern presidents have used it to justify military intervention in Latin America.

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Is Keir Starmer’s silence on Venezuela a mistake? What history tells us

It is unlikely that within the first few days of a great global event – one moreover triggered by its closest ally launching a coup and kidnapping a head of state – a British government has said so little. It took 16 hours for it to say anything at all,…

The Conversation

The ‘Donroe doctrine’: Maduro is the guinea pig for Donald Trump’s new world order

Shortly after US special forces captured and extracted Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on January 3, Donald Trump said that the US would now “run” Venezuela.

The Conversation

What is the Monroe Doctrine? Here’s how it has shaped U.S. foreign policy for two centuries, including Trump’s ouster of Maduro

It was intended to ward off European colonization or other interference in the Western Hemisphere. In return, the U.S. also agreed to stay out of European affairs.

Fortune

‘Naked imperialism’: how Trump intervention in Venezuela is a return to form for the US

Most of the Americas have suffered from interference from their powerful northern neighbour – and are usually the worse off for it

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the new Monroe doctrine: Trump’s forceful approach to the western hemisphere comes at a cost

Editorial: Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2025. Today, how US foreign policy has dramatically – and alarmingly – turned towards Latin America and the Caribbean

The Guardian - UK

The US is not just Europe’s unwilling ally, but an adversary steeped in far-right ideology

Don’t say you weren’t warned: Trump’s new national security strategy seeks to destroy liberal democracy as we know it, says academic and author Cas Mudde

The Guardian - UK

Why is Trump so obsessed with Venezuela? His new security strategy provides some clues

Two centuries ago, US President James Monroe declared the Western Hemisphere off-limits to European powers in what would became known in history books as the “Monroe Doctrine”.

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Trump’s squeeze of Venezuela goes beyond ‘Monroe doctrine’ – in ideology, intent and scale, it’s unprecedented

A massive military buildup in the Caribbean has sparked speculation that the U.S. is now engaged in its latest chapter of direct intervention in Latin America.

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‘Never misses an opportunity to be racist and wrong’: Jasmine Crocket responds as Trump forgets they speak English in Africa

Trump barely speaks English on Truth Social

The Guardian - US

Trump 100 days: Trump’s whirlwind start to his second presidency

The president has begun his second term at a whirlwind pace, slashing the government, upending international alliances, challenging the rule of law and ordering mass deportations

The Guardian - UK

Donald Trump’s imperial presidency is a throwback to a greedier, pernicious age

His attempts to bully and exploit the weak hark back to an era when the US emulated the worst aspects of the British empire

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The Independent UK

James Monroe’s Oak Hill estate has historic roots. Some hope to preserve it as a Virginia park

One of President James Monroe's Virginia estates is up for sale and the family that owns the property wants to make it a state park

The Independent UK

‘Stay in school’: Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked over July 4th gaffe

Georgia representative was ridiculed for muddling up details about the signers of the Declaration of Independence

The Conversation

Joel Roberts Poinsett: Namesake of the poinsettia, enslaver, secret agent and perpetrator of the 'Trail of Tears'

If people know the name Joel Roberts Poinsett today, it is likely because of the red and green poinsettia plant.

The Guardian - US

AOC urges US to apologize for meddling in Latin America: ‘We’re here to reset relationships’

Democratic congresswoman calls for acknowledgment of past intrusion in effort to restore trust in US leadership in the region

The Independent UK

For presidents, July Fourth is a day to chill or strut or get an earful of red, white and boo

Through history, the Fourth of July has been a day for some presidents to declare their independence from the public

WEKU

A history of U.S. presidents and hush money payments

The term hush money dates back centuries, and it's been applied to various scandals involving presidents for nearly as long as the U.S. has been a country.

The Independent UK

Ex-NYPD officer gets 10 years in prison for Jan. 6 attack

A retired New York Police Department officer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for attacking the U.S. Capitol and using a metal flagpole to assault one of the police officers trying to hold off a mob of Donald Trump supporters

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