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The return of the Monroe Doctrine
2026: a year of heightened risk
One way of assessing the change in circumstances that is happening in Latin America and the Caribbean is to look at it from the perspective of heightened political risk and uncertainty. Many LAC governments have reason to be fearful about the way the Trump agenda is playing out in the Western Hemisphere.
- The end of an era?
- Is the Monroe Doctrine coming back?
- Boats and tankers under threat
- The big picture; US national security strategy (NSS)
- China maintains LAC focus
- Trump’s use of tariffs
- Latin America swings to the right
- 2026: a year of heightened risk
- What chances of a nationalist backlash?
- Examining the future (1): Mexico
- Examining the future (2): Brazil
- Examining the future (3): Colombia
- Conclusion: the year of uncertainty