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Nicolas Maduro’s Ouster and US’ Monroe Doctrine for Latin America

Nicolas Maduro’s Ouster and US’ Monroe Doctrine for Latin America
President Trump's pressure campaign against Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is the latest chapter in a long history of U.S. intervention in the Caribbean basin, rooted in the 1823 Monroe Doctrine but fully realized in the 20th century — ostensibly to protect U.S. interests and counter communism.