The Monroe Doctrine expressed the idea that new countries should be allowed to develop without interference from stronger nations . In my opinion, no, the United States does not still follow this policy . I personally don't think that such a policy should be or could be followed in the modern world. I believe this for a few reasons. One being that all these countries now are being much more independent, so they wouldn't need to have any higher power or nation to tell them when and how to develop a country. Second reason being that there are barely any more new developing countries, once again no need for higher countries or nations. And lastly, 'the United States has been involved in different acts around the world that would suggest that the Monroe doctrine should only be applied when the country was a new or weak country, now that it is a strong country, it does not consider that doctrine applicable .' We don't have any current events that proves that the Monroe Doctrine is still in effect because our old enemies are Allies or chill with the US.
I don't think that the Monroe Doctrine policy should be or could be followed in the modern world, because of the independence and strength that the countries have accommodated. It wouldn't be able to be followed, because since the Monroe Doctrine policy would only really target weaker or newer countries it still wouldn't really even apply to the pre existing countries that we already have . The United States still likes to intervene though regardless of its position. Some examples of the United States intervening would be 'the coup d'etat of Pinochet in Chile under the government of President Nixon in 1973, the coup against Jacobo Arbenz in Guatemala in 1984. and suppressing protests in foreign countries as happened in Panama in 1964 under the mandate of President Johnson in 2016 .'
Another reason why the Monroe Doctrine Policy shouldn't or couldn't be followed in the modern world is because there are barely any new or developing countries popping up on Earth . The Monroe Doctrine policy couldn't apply to a newer or weaker country if it doesn't exist . And if it isn't there that's another reason why the United States couldn't intervene . An example of the United States intervening with an existing country would be the constant invasion of Middle Eastern countries in the search for nuclear weapons or terrorist groups that could threaten US sovereignty, as well as the recent friction with Iran.
And the last reason being that the Monroe Doctrine Policy only applies to newer and Weaker countries. Since the United States isn't one of those., it being one of the bigger and more stronger countries , they are definitely not going to follow that and just d o whatever they want to do as a country because they wouldn't see it as applicable to them, deeming the Monroe Doctrine Policy useless.
'Therefore, the inclusion of the United States of America as a powerful country by alternative countries is simple and demonstrates that the Monroe Doctrine, dispensed by President James Monroe, is not any longer applied by the country, at a time once more than ever countries ought to exercise their own government and be architects of its future.' So no, the United States does not still follow this policy, and it shouldn't be used in the Modern World periodt.
