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A new kind of Monroe Doctrine? Axios describes how the U.S. under Trump is aggressively repositioning its foreign policy around resources and technology. Analysts are dubbing this shift the Donroe Doctrine mixing Trump’s name with the old Monroe Doctrine to highlight a bold push for control of minerals, oil, and AI-critical materials.  After Venezuela’s leader was ousted, U.S. officials and investors began eyeing the country’s enormous oil reserves and rare minerals as strategic assets both for energy and to compete globally in semiconductor and AI supply chains.  This strategy reflects a bigger geopolitical battle with China and other powers: gaining access to critical raw materials that fuel everything from defense tech to artificial intelligence. But critics warn it looks a lot like resource grab politics with risky diplomatic and ethical consequences.  America’s foreign policy may be shifting from traditional alliances and defense to a resource and tech-centered power play. Axios

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