Isolationism, internationalism and the Monroe Doctrine

The Monroe Doctrine had been a pillar of US foreign policy in the nineteenth century, but its importance in the twentieth century is disputed. On the one hand, it laid the grounds for American expansion in the Western Hemisphere and, on the other, it provided a framework of reciprocal non-interferen...

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Published inJournal of transatlantic studies Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 35 - 45
Main Author Mariano, Marco
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Taylor & Francis Group 01.03.2011
Springer International Publishing
Palgrave Macmillan
Subjects
Diplomacy
Expansionism
Foreign policy
Global and Transnational History
International Relations
International Security Studies
Internationalism
Isolationism
Monroe Doctrine
Policy analysis
Political doctrines
Political History
Political Science and International Relations
Political Science and International Studies
Reciprocity
Transatlantic relations
U.S.A
US diplomacy
Western Hemisphere
World History
United States > US
Monroe Doctrine
Western Hemisphere
isolationism
internationalism
US diplomacy
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Summary:The Monroe Doctrine had been a pillar of US foreign policy in the nineteenth century, but its importance in the twentieth century is disputed. On the one hand, it laid the grounds for American expansion in the Western Hemisphere and, on the other, it provided a framework of reciprocal non-interference in transatlantic relations. Therefore, a reconsideration of its impact is relevant to the discussion of the tension between internationalism and isolationism. An assessment of the relevance of the Monroe Doctrine in twentieth-century US diplomacy must take into account that (i) it outlined a space-based, regionalist view of world affairs and (ii) it expressed widespread notions of American culture, history, and national identity.
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ISSN:1479-4012
1754-1018
DOI:10.1080/14794012.2011.550776