Euphorbia pulcherrima ! ~ Monroe doctrine !!

Euphorbia pulcherrima  ! ?  - is that a flower or a plant ??

 

The Monroe Doctrine is a United States foreign policy position that opposes European colonialism in the Western Hemisphere. It holds that any intervention in the political affairs of the Americas by foreign powers is a potentially hostile act against the United States.  The doctrine was central to American grand strategy in the 20th century. 

President James Monroe first articulated the doctrine on December 2, 1823, during his ...