The Americas Society/Council of the Americas hosted Senior Advisor Juan Cruz about what the new U.S. National Security Strategy means for the Americas

Juan Cruz, Non-Resident Senior Advisor for the CSIS Americas Program and former Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs on the U.S. National Security Council (2017–2019), joins José Enrique Arrioja, Managing Editor of Americas Quarterly, to discuss the implications of the United States’ updated National Security Strategy for governments, businesses, and regional stability across the Western Hemisphere.

The conversation explores how the recent strategy, which elevates the Western Hemisphere as a priority and pledges to "reassert and enforce the Monroe Doctrine", is shaping regional dynamics. The debate gained new urgency following the U.S. capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro on January 3 and President Donald Trump’s subsequent comments, which have reverberated across the Americas.

One year into Trump’s second term, this discussion revisits what some are calling a new “Trump Doctrine” and examines its possible long-term effects throughout the region.