Donald Trump’s foreign policy has taken a sharp, expansionist turn, with his remarks on Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal drawing global attention. In early 2025, he refused to rule out military or economic pressure to pursue Greenland and the canal, while also floating the idea of Canada becoming the 51st state. He framed all of it as a matter of national and economic security, not diplomacy.

By 2026, Reuters described this approach as the “Donroe Doctrine,” a reworked version of the Monroe Doctrine built around U.S. dominance in the Western Hemisphere. That same framing tied together Trump’s pressure on Latin America, his focus on Venezuela’s oil, and his hard line on keeping rivals, especially China, out of key strategic regions.

Supporters say this is about protecting American power, trade routes, and security. Critics call it imperialistic and dangerous, warning that it threatens the sovereignty of neighboring nations and could create deeper instability across North America and beyond.