Peterson Institute for International Economics Issues Commentary: Trump's Latter Day Monroe Doctrine is Aimed at China
February 18, 2026
February 18, 2026
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary on Feb. 17, 2026, by senior research staffer Monica de Bolle:
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Trump's latter day Monroe Doctrine is aimed at China
The US intervention in Venezuela, attacks on vessels in the Caribbean, financial squeeze on Cuba, and its bailout of Argentina should perhaps have come as no surprise. After all, the Trump administration has made no secret of its . . .
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Trump's latter day Monroe Doctrine is aimed at China
The US intervention in Venezuela, attacks on vessels in the Caribbean, financial squeeze on Cuba, and its bailout of Argentina should perhaps have come as no surprise. After all, the Trump administration has made no secret of its . . .