By reimagining the Monroe Doctrine through a national-populist lens, Donald Trump aims to reassert American hegemony at a time of strategic rivalry with China. The “Trump Corollary” is more than a symbolic gesture: it signals a deliberate embrace of power politics across the Americas.

Trump’s statement marking the anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine reinterprets the original 1823 principle — non-interference of external powers in the Western Hemisphere — into a wider, ideologically charged assertion of sovereigntist U.S. primacy.

The “Trump Corollary,” formally articulated in official presidential documents, reflects President Trump’s effort to craft a legacy as a decisive shaper of American power, countering narratives that frame his presidency as contributing to the country’s sharp geopolitical and economic decline.

It functions not only as a symbolic repertoire but also as a geopolitical means of shaping strategic narratives that justify a more assertive U.S. posture in the hemisphere, illustrated by proposals to take control of the Panama Canal, incorporate Canada and Greenland, and rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.”

The “Trump Corollary” is a desperate attempt to reframe hemispheric politics along five geopolitical axes:

1. Reassertion of U.S. Hegemony in the Western Hemisphere
The text positions the United States as the uncontested arbiter of political, economic, and security developments in the Americas. By linking Monroe’s doctrine to “restoring privileged access to the Panama Canal” and........

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