Rethinking the Bicentenary of the Monroe Doctrine:Origins,Development,and Reflection
2023 marks the bicentenary of the Monroe Declaration of the United States.Monroe Doctrine,based on the Monroe Declaration,has been a fundamental guiding principle of U.S.policy toward Latin America for two centuries.Although the"Monroe Doctrine"has manifested itself differently in different histor-ical periods,hegemonism and power politics have always been its constant themes.Since the birth of the Declaration,the"Monroe Doctrine"has been continuously given new connotations with the development of the times,and has successively gone through three stages of development:"initial brewing and spontaneous growth","rapid development and rapid expansion",and"returning to calm and hidden waves".The Monroe color of current U.S.foreign policy,while somewhat watered down on the surface,is in fact more hidden,confusing,and deceptive.The China factor has become an important consideration for the US government in formulating its policy towards Latin America.At the same time,with the comeback of the Latin American left,the process of Latin American integration has accelerated again,the construction of CELAC has also entered an accelerated track,the trend of unity and self-improvement and unity with the outside world in Latin America has gradually increased,the influence of the"Monroe Doctrine"on Latin America is not the same,and the new cooperation model and partnership between China and Latin America with the goal of mutual benefit and win-win results are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Monroe DoctrinehegemonismU.S.-Latin America relationsChina-Latin America relationsmajor-country rivalry