http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/monroe-doctrine Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sat, 23 May 2026 09:42:20 -0400 Sat, 23 May 2026 09:42:20 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1002/roosevelts-imperialism-the-venezuelan-crisis-the-panama-canal-and-the-origins-of-the-roosevelt-corollary By Christopher J. Kshyk - The Roosevelt Corollary, outlined in Theodore Roosevelt’s 1904 and 1905 State of the Union addresses, proclaimed a new imperialist doctrine for American foreign policy in the western hemisphere and represents the culmination in the evolution of Roosevelt’s imperialist ideology. Roosevelt proclaimed the United States’ right to intervene in the internal affairs of any sovereign state in the western hemisphere if it conflicted with American interests in the region, and to resist European imperial ambitions in Central and South America, whether commercial or territorial, by force... Mon, 02 Mar 2015 05:49 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1002/roosevelts-imperialism-the-venezuelan-crisis-the-panama-canal-and-the-origins-of-the-roosevelt-corollary http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1224/the-illusion-of-us-isolationism By Eugenio Lilli - As of September 2011, the United States was involved, at different levels, in military operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Yemen and Somalia. America has more than 700 military installations overseas , and its military expenses account for almost half of the world’s total . This substantial foreign engagement directly contradicts the United States’ self-professed isolationism in foreign policy. The concept of US isolationism dates back to the colonial days. Evidence for example can be found in Thomas Paine’s work, Common Sense (1776). It was then often reiterated by US leaders... Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1224/the-illusion-of-us-isolationism