# Ep. 281 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Kirk Higgins & Jim Pinkerton  | 201 Years of the Monroe Doctrine: How Is It Still Shaping Foreign Policy Today?

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Published: 2025-12-06T06:10:57+00:00
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At over 200 years old, the Monroe Doctrine is one of the longest lasting attempts to craft foreign policy for our country. Declared in 1823 by President James Monroe, it laid the framework for the relationship between the United States and the Western Hemisphere. But why was it so important? What details did it address? How is it relevant today and is it actually enforced? To discuss this seminal foreign policy doctrine, we are welcoming two guests: Kirk Higgins is the Vice President of Content at the Bill of Rights Institute and Jim Pinkerton is a Senior Fellow at Center for American Prosperity at the America First Policy Institute, author and commentator.

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