Comments made during the Senate confirmation hearing by the Trump administration’s ambassador-designate to the Bahamas evoked memories of the turn of the 19th century United States, one that championed colonialism and imperialism to compete with Europe’s colonial empires. Apparently, the Trump administration is wedded to the arcane Monroe Doctrine, which stipulates that the Western Hemisphere constitutes America’s domain and non-hemispheric nations should steer clear of making any new colonial forays into any territory from the Arctic Circle to Tierra del Fuego.
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