All articles tagged with #western hemisphere
MAGA is advocating for a new phase of American expansionism, emphasizing hemispheric dominance and influence over strategic territories like Greenland, Venezuela, and Cuba, framing it as a modern Manifest Destiny aligned with Western power, despite traditional wariness of foreign conflicts.
President Trump has signaled intentions of expanding U.S. influence in the Western Hemisphere through threats and proposals involving Greenland, Iran, Cuba, Colombia, and Canada, under a new approach dubbed the 'Don-roe Doctrine,' raising concerns about potential interventions and territorial ambitions.
President Donald Trump announced the 'Donroe Doctrine,' a renewed U.S. policy asserting dominance over the Western Hemisphere inspired by the Monroe Doctrine, following the capture of Venezuelan President Maduro, and expressed interest in acquiring Greenland, raising concerns about increased U.S. assertiveness and potential international backlash.
In 2025, President Donald Trump is implementing a new doctrine for the Western Hemisphere, asserting increased U.S. control over regional territories, including claims on Canada, Greenland, and the Panama Canal, signaling a significant shift in American foreign policy.
The article discusses Donald Trump's shift in U.S. security policy, emphasizing that the main threats are now domestic issues like immigration and drugs, leading to aggressive military and economic actions across the Western Hemisphere to assert American dominance, including potential interventions in countries like Venezuela and Colombia.
President Joe Biden welcomed Costa Rica's President Rodrigo Chaves Robles to the White House to discuss the record number of migrants heading to the United States. The two leaders discussed the 2022 Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection, which aims to expand temporary worker programs, strengthen legal pathways for refugees and family reunification, support countries hosting large migrant populations, and crack down on human smuggling networks. The Biden administration is facing immense pressure as migration in the Western Hemisphere reaches new records, with thousands more people expected to arrive at the US southern border this fall. The visit highlighted the importance of US relationships in managing the flow of migrants, particularly with countries like Costa Rica that serve as transit points. The US has launched initiatives such as safe mobility offices to provide legal pathways for migrants to apply to migrate to the US and other countries, instead of making the dangerous journey north.
New York State has spent nearly $1 billion over the past decade on Elon Musk's plan to build the largest solar-panel factory in the Western Hemisphere, making it one of the largest-ever public cash outlays of its kind. However, critics argue that the deal was a bad one for the state.