EPISODE · Feb 24, 2026 · 22 MIN
Monroe Doctrine
from Civics In A Year · host The Center for American Civics
We trace the Monroe Doctrine from a daring 1823 warning to a living rulebook that still shapes how America defines security, principle, and power. From John Quincy Adams to modern strategy, we test where defense ends and intervention begins.• origins of the Monroe Doctrine and its core warning• British alignment and Adams’s diplomatic gamble• post‑1812 great power context and American confidence• expansionist logic framed as defensive security• the Roosevelt corollary and intervention as police power• extension to Europe, NATO, and global alliances• modern restatement in national security strategy• Venezuela, Greenland, and hemispheric control debates• Washington’s standard: interest balanced with justice• civic responsibility to evaluate leaders and policy Check Out the Civic Literacy Curriculum!School of Civic and Economic Thought and LeadershipCenter for American Civics
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We trace the Monroe Doctrine from a daring 1823 warning to a living rulebook that still shapes how America defines security, principle, and power. From John Quincy Adams to modern strategy, we test where defense ends and intervention begins. • origins of the Monroe Doctrine and its core warning • British alignment and Adams’s diplomatic gamble • post‑1812 great power context and American confidence • expansionist logic framed as defensive security • the Roosevelt corollary and intervention a...
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