Hemispheric aggression was not the fifth president’s vision, nor has it proved a particularly effective tactic.

The argument in favor of deposing Maduro.

Monroe wanted to keep European powers out. Trump may want to keep Latin American countries down.

Competing grand-strategic visions of Donald Trump’s new American century are emerging. 

The U.S. has a real interest in a stable Western hemisphere, but reckless spending in Latin America empowers our enemies.