Trump’s coercive approach risks driving Latin America into China’s arms

If President Donald Trump’s actions are any indication, the Monroe Doctrine, the two-century-old framework that claimed the Western Hemisphere as America’s exclusive sphere of influence, is once again official U.S. policy. Back in the 1800s, the target was meddling European powers prone to interfering in what Washington considered its backyard. Now, the Trump administration has fixated on China’s growing activities south of the U.S. border, se