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UnderstandUS Foreign Policy in Five DoctrinesEpisodes

    5. The Bush Doctrine

    5/5How the September 11 attacks led to conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan.

    4. The Reagan Doctrine

    4/5How US policy changed towards the Soviet Union and the challenge of communism.

    3. The Nixon Doctrine

    3/5How did the Vietnam War change America’s foreign policy?

    2. The Truman Doctrine

    2/5What impact did WWII have on US policy towards the rest of the world?

    1. The Monroe Doctrine

    1/5What is the 1823 doctrine, and how has it been used since by US presidents?

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    1/5Justin Webb looks at five big US foreign policy shifts, from Monroe to Trump.