In recent weeks, US President-elect Donald Trump has indicated a desire to annex territory far beyond the United States. He has said that America should take Greenland and Panama Canal, using either military or economic pressure. He has also routinely derided Canada as the 51st state of the United States. He has reignited discussions around US territorial ambitions and whether America is going back to its expansionist self.Crux Decode explores these territorial ambitions, the potential methods Trump may employ—military or economic—and whether this represents a modern iteration of the Monroe Doctrine. Is this the Trump doctrine of the 21st century? n18oc_crux