Of course, those left to suffer the consequences of selective American ignorance would not be in the White House; Trump would ...

President Trump ramped up the pressure, threatening new tariffs on NATO allies if they don't allow the U.S. to acquire ...

We have witnessed a new revolution.” The 1898 era is back. The superficial parallels are many. U.S. President Donald Trump’s enthusiasm for tariffs and protectionism, his interest in reclaiming the ...

Twenty-seven cavalrymen charged Japanese infantry at Morong, Philippines, on January 16, 1942. They scattered hundreds of ...

See how William McKinley's tariff policies that have inspired President Trump's affected everyday Americans in the 1890s.

COMMENTARY President Trump may be following a brazen and brutish version of the Monroe Doctrine on issues like Greenland — ...

From the early 19th century on, the United States expanded by acquiring territory through purchase or force. By expressing ...

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The Monroe Doctrine has shaped U.S. interference in Latin America since 1823. It was also cited in Trump's 2025 national ...

Latin America’s vast natural resources have been a draw for U.S. interests across history and industries—from Alexander ...

Trump has upended the national tradition of claiming, however hypocritically, that foreign intervention is not about power or profit.

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