"That's like America's manifest destiny. What's manifest destiny? It's the belief that the United States is destined to rule the Americas. That's the world we live in today. We live in a world where we are regularly told we should be the fifty-first state. It is a world where Denmark is being asked to relinquish its territorial sovereignty. We live in a world where authoritarian leaders believe they can change Ukraine's borders by force."
"Hodgson carried a heavily marked-up copy of the United States document into his meeting with La Presse and "took the time to read some extracts from the document out loud" during the interview, Bellavance notes. These included references to a "Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine," the intention to "deny non-Hemispheric competitors the ability to... own or control strategically vital assets in our Hemisphere," and the use of America's military in "establishing or expanding access in strategically important locations.""
A heavily annotated copy of the U.S. National Security Strategy was brought into a meeting and excerpts referencing a "Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine," plans to deny non‑Hemispheric competitors the ability to own or control strategically vital assets in the Hemisphere, and the use of U.S. military power to establish or expand access in strategically important locations were read aloud. The Monroe Doctrine was described as akin to manifest destiny and the belief that the United States is destined to rule the Americas. Examples invoked include pressures to cede territorial sovereignty, forceful border changes, the prospect of China annexing Taiwan, and trade conflict requiring a response.
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