Rarely has a policy document gone from publication to implementation as quickly as President Donald Trump‘s 2025 National Security Strategy. Released last month, it makes a clear case not just for Trump’s intervention in Venezuela, but for an active and honest defense of American interests across the globe. Those arguing that the “Trump Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine signals some new “sphere of influence” thinking in the White House that would abandon Taiwan or Ukraine to China and Russia should reread what the administration actually released.

“The Monroe Doctrine is a big deal,” Trump said during his Jan. 3 press conference following the apprehension of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro. “But we’ve superseded it by a lot, by a real lot,” Trump continued with his signature salesman flair. “They now call it the ‘Donroe Doctrine.’”