The Hugo Chávez petrochemical facilities of the 'El Palito' refinery in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, on Dec. 18, 2025. President Donald Trump on Dec. 16 announced a blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers in and out of Venezuela. Jesus Vargas/Getty Images
The Trump administration is overturning U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America and building up a U.S. military presence in the Caribbean. Analysts are variously calling it the Monroe Doctrine 2.0, or the Donroe Doctrine after President Donald Trump.
Anders Corr
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Anders Corr has a bachelor’s/master’s in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea” (2018).
