President Trump has enthusiastically embraced the term the New York Post came up with to describe his actions in the Western Hemisphere.

The Don Row Doctrine is just the sort of cheeky pun that post-headliners excel at,

compounding a historical reference along with a nod to the current president's great affection

for stuff named after him. So what does this update to the 200-year-old Monroe Doctrine

mean for U.S. policy and for the Caribbean and Latin American countries affected by it.

From KERA in Dallas, this is think. I'm Chris Boyd.

The most obvious case is Venezuela, of course, but Panama, Mexico, Colombia, Cuba, Brazil,

Honduras, Argentina, and their neighbors are closely watching to see what comes next.

Joshua Keating is watching too.

He's a senior correspondent who covers foreign policy and world news

with a focus on the future of international conflict for Vox,

where you can find his article,

What Actually Is the Don Roe Doctrine?

Josh, welcome back to think.

Thanks for having me.

Let's start with a history review for anybody who learned about the Monroe Doctrine. Josh, welcome back to think. Thanks for having me. Let's start with a history review for anybody who learned about the Monroe Doctrine in 10th grade

and hasn't brushed up on it since that quiz was done and gone.

What was the original version?

What was the Monroe Doctrine?

Sure.

Well, it's a name for President James Monroe, who articulated it in 1832. And the original intent of the Monroe Doctrine was just that European powers should not intervene in Latin America, should not try to basically recolonize the Western Hemisphere. But it's kind of evolved over time into something a little more active

and muscular than that. It's sort of evolved into the idea that the United States should be the

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