https://t.co/mKyL8AdkdW — Joseph Bouchard (@GeopolWonk) August 4, 2026In other words, the Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine (aka the Donroe Doctrine) just went fully live. The US will be unable to compel Latin American nations to expel Chinese firms, but will gravely damage US diplomacy in the attempt. That didn’t stop Noboa, whose family business has been repeatedly implicated in cocaine trafficking, from opening the doors to joint military strikes with US Southern Command. In May we wrote about how the US was pressuring Guatemala & Honduras to accept joint strikes. The US’ long-term goals in Latin America, as clearly outlined in the Donroe Doctrine, is to retain — and maintain — strategic dominance of the Western hemisphere.