The Donroe National Security Strategy

In November, the Trump administration released a strategic plan outlining its vision for the future of the United States. This plan introduces what it calls the Donroe Doctrine, a framework that articulates the administration’s approach to national security and global engagement.

The doctrine advances a worldview in which other nations’ sovereignty is subordinate to U.S. interests, asserting that the Western Hemisphere effectively falls within the United States’ sphere of control. At its core, the strategy seeks to establish U.S. dominance over critical natural resources and infrastructure, explicitly excluding rival powers from gaining influence in these areas.

The Donroe Doctrine rejects strict non‑interventionism, arguing that “unwavering adherence to such a principle is no longer viable in the current global environment.” The administration has gone as far as to declare that the United States is effectively “running” Venezuela for the near future and has suggested that intervention in Colombia, Cuba and Greenland may be necessary to advance its strategic objectives.

This openly hegemonic outlook abandons any pretense of international cooperation, presenting a stark ultimatum: comply with U.S. priorities or face the consequences.

Nation-building adventurism is blatantly wrongheaded. History indicates we will be on the wrong side of imperialism and regret our intervention. Have we not learned from our past mistakes?

Lawrence F. Buettner

Inverness