ABSTRACT
The true, original Monroe Doctrine, as the brainchild of John Quincy Adams and as articulated in the address of President Monroe on 2 December 1823, contains three simple thoughts: independence of states in the Americas; noncolonization in this space; non-interference of extra-American powers in this space, coupled with non-interference of America in non-American space. In the course of time, many adaptations to changing political circumstances, many exegeses and extensions have naturally been made. The details of this development are not of interest here.2 What is essential is that the Monroe Doctrine remains true and un-falsified as long as the idea of a concrete, specific Großraum is accepted, [a space] in which extra-regional [raumfremde] powers may not interfere.
