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The Monroe Doctrine is a U.S. foreign policy position created by President James Monroe and Secretary of State John Quincy Adams in 1823 that considers Latin America to be Statesian colonial territory[1] and discourages U.S. involvement in European wars.[2]
In the 21st century, the United States expanded the Monroe Doctrine beyond Latin America to promote aggression against Russia and China.[3]
In 2025, under Operation Southern Spear, the United States began a series of maritime assassinations within both the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean. The targets of these strikes were officially alleged to have been narco-traffickers, often called "narco-terrorists" by government sources such as SOUTHCOM.[4] However, relatives,[5] legal experts,[6] government officials from across the world,[7] and others have denounced these strikes as a campaign of extrajudicial murder and as a war crime against foreign citizens, many of whom have no ties to drug trafficking. U.S. government sources have frequently presented images and video footage of boats being bombed, but the government has not presented any evidence for the alleged involvement of the boats' occupants in drug-related operations.[4] When survivors return to their countries of origin, the U.S. does not pursue legal action against them.[8] As of August 2026, more than 210 people have been murdered as part of the operation.[4]
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- ↑ Benjamin Norton (2022-02-08). "Invoking Monroe Doctrine, US congressman calls Argentina a ‘threat’ over China alliance" Multipolarista. Archived from the original on 2022-06-11. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ↑ David Vine (2020). The United States of War: 'Invading Your Neighbors' (p. 137). Oakland: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520972070 [LG]
- ↑ Vijay Prashad (2022-06-16). "The Lethality of Washington’s Global Monroe Doctrine: The Twenty-Fourth Newsletter (2022)" Tricontinental. Archived from the original on 2022-11-05. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "US military strike kills four suspected 'narco-terrorists' in Caribbean" (2026-08-25). TRT World. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
- ↑ "“Alejandro Was Murdered”: Colombian Fisherman’s Family Files Claim Against U.S. over Boat Strike" (2025-12-05). Democracy Now. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
- ↑ Jed Rubenfeld (2025-11-30). "Killing Narco Speedboat Survivors Is a War Crime" The Free Press. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
- ↑ "Colombia’s U.S. Ambassador Denounces Trump’s Deadly Strikes on Boats in the Caribbean" (2025-10-22). Democracy Now. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
- ↑ "Ecuador releases survivor of U.S. strike on alleged "narco sub," says no evidence he committed a crime" (2025-10-21). CBS News. Retrieved 2026-08-25.