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USA: Foreign Relations

Asked by Neil Duncan-JordanLabourForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 3 March 2026UIN 908081

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Monroe Doctrine.

Answered by Stephen Doughty

It is for the United States to set its own security and defence policy, as it is for any government.

However, there are many issues and initiatives where we share common objectives with the US, ranging from the AUKUS treaty and our joint work on critical minerals, to the ongoing efforts to secure peace and stability in Gaza, Sudan and Syria.

We will continue to work with our closest partner to pursue those and other shared goals.

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