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    • 07/08/2026
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    Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at 4 PM PST
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    Making Sense of
    the "Donroe Doctrine"

     with Michael Snodgrass

    Professor of History and Director of
    the Global & International Studies Program
    at Indiana University, Indianapolis


    Michael Snodgrass' is sponsor is Joe Clendenin,
    Program Committee, WACSC

    About the Program         

              As we know, last January our military seized Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, and brought him to New York as a prisoner. Reflecting President Trump’s “America First” approach, this was an aggressive new application of the 200-year-old Monroe Doctrine, declaring that, as the dominant power in our hemisphere, we claim a sphere of influence over all of Latin America.

              Enter Michal Snodgrass, with Making Sense of the Donroe Doctrine (yes, that’s ‘Don’ as in Donald!).  Dr. Snodgrass will place the U.S. action under the microscope and consider it from a Latin American perspective. Was our Venezuelan action legal? What are the ramifications for other nations – Cuba, Mexico -- in our hemisphere? Are there any guardrails in place?

              We’re pleased to bring you this timely program!

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    About the Author

           Dr. Snodgrass is a Professor of Latin American and Iberian History and the director of the Global & International Studies Program at Indiana University in Indianapolis. His current research focuses on the histories of labor migrations, and return-migrations to both Mexico and Spain.

    His prior studies examined union movements and labor relations in 20th century Mexico, with a focus on the industrial city of Monterrey. Michael Snodgrass is widely published, with titles from university presses including Duke, Cambridge, Oxford and the University of Arizona, among others.

    Michael Snodgrass received his BA from the University of Iowa, and his MA and PhD in Latin American history from the University of Texas at Austin.

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