‘Donroe Doctrine’: What Does ‘America First’ Mean for Taiwan and the World? | Taiwan Talks EP777

US President Donald Trump has publicly invoked what he calls the “Donroe Doctrine,” signaling a revival — and expansion — of the Monroe Doctrine to reassert American dominance in the Western Hemisphere. Citing the capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro and his push to acquire Greenland, Trump argues the United States must block Chinese and Russian influence in its strategic backyard. Critics warn this approach departs sharply from international law and the postwar rules-based order, raising concerns among US allies worldwide. What exactly is the Donroe Doctrine, and how does it differ from earlier US foreign policy traditions? In this episode, we examine the doctrine’s origins, its implications for global order, and how Taiwan should position itself amid an increasingly interest-driven, power-based international environment. *Recorded on January 15, 2026 at 2pm Taiwan Standard Time Host: Wen-Ti Sung Producer: Chinyeh Chiang Our guests: William Stanton Former American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Hung-bin Ding Loyola University Maryland Sellinger School of Business and Management Associate Dean Chapters: 00:00:00 – What Does ‘Donroe Doctrine’ Mean for Asia? 00:01:57 – The Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine 00:08:47 – Will the ‘Donroe Doctrine’ Outlive Pres. Trump? 00:18:10 – How Will the World Adapt to ‘America First’? #InternationalRelations #Geopolitics #InternationalPolitics #InternationalOrder #WorldOrder #InternationalLaw #DonroeDoctrine #MonroeDoctrine #TrumpCorollary #TrumpAdministration #AmericaFirst #ForeignPolicy #USPolitics #NationalSecurity #Ideology #US #Venezuela #Asia #Taiwan #Greenland #Iceland #LatinAmerica #TheAmericas #DominicanRepublic #WesternHemisphere #SpheresofInterest #Europe #China #Russia #Iran #Japan #Noriega #Panama #Peru #Brazil #DonaldTrump #Maduro #NicolásMaduro #JamesMonroe #TheodoreRoosevelt #BarackObama #JohnKerry #RonaldReagan #ExecutiveFury #Ayatollah #AliKhamenei #XiJinping #Putin #VladimirPutin #GeorgeHWBush #GeorgeBush #LinChialung #MilitaryIntervention #MilitaryDominance #USDominance #AmericanDominance #OAS #OrganizationofAmericanStates #CityUpontheHill #BeaconofDemocracy #EconomicTies #MidtermElections #ProsperousAlliesProject #EconomicDiplomacy #TaiwanIndispensable #BilateralRelations #TaiwanRelations #TaiwanTourism #TaiwanPlus #TaiwanTalks