Johnson Doctrine

The Johnson Doctrine, enunciated by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson after the United States' intervention in the Dominican Republic in 1965, declared that domestic revolution in the Western Hemisphere would no longer be a local matter when "the object is the establishment of a Communist dictatorship". It is an extension of the Eisenhower and Kennedy Doctrines.

In practice, the Johnson Doctrine was used as a pretext to oppose democracy movements in Latin America in favor of right-wing military dictatorships.

See also

• Monroe Doctrine
• Brezhnev Doctrine

Further reading

• Meiertöns, Heiko (2010): The Doctrines of US Security Policy - An Evaluation under International Law, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-76648-7.
• Peters,Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Lyndon B. Johnson: "Statement by the President on the Situation in the Dominican Republic.," April 30, 1965". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.
• Peters,Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Lyndon B. Johnson: "Statement by the President on the OAS Mission to the Dominican Republic.," May 1, 1965". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.
• Peters,Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Lyndon B. Johnson: "Statement by the President on the Agreement To Form a New Government in the Dominican Republic.," September 1, 1965". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.