La genesi e le prime interpretazioni della dottrina Monroe: dal 1823 all’inizio del XX secolo

The genesis and the first interpretations of Monroe doctrine: from 1823 to the beginning of XX century

Abstract

The essay aims at highlighting the principles of the so-called Monroe Doctrine, which has been introduced in the annual message, presented to Congress by President James Monroe, in december 1823. The author analyzes the inception of the Monroe’s message about the foreign relations of the United States and its changing meaning during and beyond the Nineteenth century (from a declaration, related to a contingent issues to a very real essence of the United States’ political and national identity).

Keywords: Monroe doctrine; U.S. foreign politics; Presidents of the United States; Independence of Latin America; State of the union address