EP. 031 - Venezuela and the "Donroe" Doctrine
From Modern Age with Dan McCarthy by Intercollegiate Studies Institute
January 8, 2026 · 45 min
About this episode
This episode explores the implications of Nicolás Maduro's capture on U.S. foreign policy, particularly in relation to the Monroe Doctrine and interventionism.
Did the capture of Nicolás Maduro mark a return to America’s original foreign policy or a new era of U.S. interventionism? In this episode, we examine the so-called “Donroe Doctrine” and ask whether President Trump’s decisive operation in Venezuela aligns more closely with the Founders’ restrained vision of foreign policy than with the ideological interventionism of the 20th and 21st centuries. By revisiting the Monroe Doctrine and the historical limits America once placed on its use of forc...
People in this episode
Host: Dan McCarthy
Topics covered
- U.S. foreign policy
- Venezuela
- interventionism
- Monroe Doctrine
- Trump administration
- historical analysis
Keywords
- Venezuela
- Nicolás Maduro
- Trump
- foreign policy
- Monroe Doctrine
- interventionism
- Donroe Doctrine
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Monroe Doctrine, Donroe Doctrine
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