The ‘Donroe Doctrine’: Trump’s Bid to Control the Western Hemisphere
President Trump has tightened the U.S. grip on the Americas by rewarding allies and punishing rivals. That has upended the region’s politics.
트럼프 대통령은 동맹국에는 보상을 주고 경쟁국(적대국)에는 제재를 가함으로써 미주 대륙에 대한 미국의 장악력을 더욱 강화했다. 그 결과 이 지역의 정치 구도가 크게 뒤흔들렸다.
조금 더 풀어 말하면
tightened the U.S. grip on the Americas: 미주 지역에 대한 미국의 지배·영향력을 강화했다
rewarding allies and punishing rivals: 동맹국은 우대하고, 반대 세력이나 경쟁국은 압박했다
upended the region’s politics: 기존의 정치 질서·판도가 크게 바뀌었다, 혼란이 생겼다
U.S. President Trump watches the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro unfold
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미국 대통령 트럼프가 베네수엘라 대통령 니콜라스 마두로가 체포되는 상황이 전개되는 것을 지켜보고 있다.
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※ 문맥에 따라 watches the capture … unfold는
“체포 과정이 전개되는 것을 지켜본다 / 목격한다”로도 번역할 수 있습니다.
The dramatic capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro by US forces has sent shockwaves through European capitals. Beyond Latin America, the operation carries far-reaching implications for European security, the future of Greenland and the Arctic and the stability of the Taiwan Strait.
As European policymakers absorb images of the midnight raid on Maduro’s compound in Caracas, they must also grapple with a deeper concern: the re-emergence of a highly interventionist and unpredictable US foreign policy, increasingly comfortable with the use of force and with great-power spheres of influence.
In his triumphant post-operation remarks, President Donald Trump openly invoked what he termed a “Donroe Doctrine”—a vision of US hemispheric dominance backed by military power. For Europe, this moment marks not only a rupture in norms surrounding sovereignty, but also a warning sign of how America may behave across multiple theatres.
Implications for Greenland and Arctic security
Europe’s most immediate concern lies in the Arctic. Trump’s self-congratulatory tone and his readiness to deploy military force in pursuit of domestic political goals and narrowly defined economic interests will heighten fears of a renewed US push in the high north—with Greenland at its centre.
European governments, led by Denmark, now face growing pressure to prepare for a more assertive American posture in the Arctic. Greenland’s strategic geography, mineral wealth and emerging shipping routes have long attracted US interest. A more militarised American approach, in the absence of any diplomatic pushback, and justified by the need to counter Russia and China, could translate into an expanded American security footprint on the island.
Europeans’ dilemma
Europeans face a choice: accommodate or resist Washington’s ambitions. Either path carries costs. Accommodating may preserve short-term transatlantic harmony, but it would reward coercion and signal that pressure works on Europe. Resisting would be politically costly and strategically demanding. It would also require internal cohesion. But failing to do so would invite further encroachment and disunity inside Europe. The question is not whether Europe can avoid friction with the US, but whether it is willing to defend its own interests when the challenge comes from its most powerful ally.
트럼프 대통령은 또 “서반구에서 미국의 지배력이 의문시되는 일이 다시는 없을 것”이라며 ‘돈로(Donroe) 독트린’을 재차 선언했다.
돈로 독트린은 19세기 당시 아메리카 대륙에서 미국의 패권을 강조한 제임스 먼로 전 대통령(재임 기간 1817~1825년)의 외교정책 ‘먼로 독트린’과 트럼프 대통령의 이름을 합성한 단어.
중국, 러시아를 물리치고 서반구에서 미국의 단일 패권을 회복하겠다는 트럼프 대통령의 노골적인 팽창 의지가 담겼다.