1. Presidential Foreign Policy Doctrines

2. George Washington Neutrality
Stay out of entangling foreign alliances- isolationism

3. The Monroe Doctrine- 1823 Europe: Stay out of the Western Hemisphere!
A statement of American power

4. Teddy Roosevelt- Big Stick Diplomacy and Roosevelt Corollary
Roosevelt Corollary- The US has the right to intervene anywhere in North and South America
The US will be assert our power around the world
“speak softly and carry a big stick!”

5. Truman Doctrine
Stop the spread of communism, The Domino Theory

6. Eisenhower Doctrine (1953-1961)
Massive Retaliation- If you fire nuclear weapons, we will retaliate with full force
How does this help protect peace? How does this lead to potential Armageddon?

7. Jimmy Carter ( )
Human Rights is the foundation of US foreign policy

8. Ronald Reagan ( )
Soviet Union is the evil empire and we will be aggressive to fight them
Destroy communism at all costs

9. George W. Bush ( )
The War on Terror- The US has the right to get involved and secure itself against countries that may harbor terrorists
Examples- The Taliban in Afghanistan and Saddam Hussain in Iraq

10. Obama Doctrine ( )
Negotiation and collaboration over confrontation and unilateralism
Differs from Bush Doctrine
Not always practiced by Obama

11. The Trump Doctrine- (2009-?)
*American First- We will pursue our interests over other countries *We will bomb the sh*t out of ISIS” *Big stick diplomacy again (North Korea) *Lots of trash talk and tweeting? *Unclear at this point- only 1 year into his presidency