It's time for a Cyber Monroe Doctrine

When President James Monroe delivered his annual message to Congress in 1823, the United States was young, still fragile, and still finding its place among the great powers. Yet Monroe declared that the Western Hemisphere would no longer be treated as open territory for European colonization, manipulation, or imperial intrigue. Foreign powers would not be permitted to turn neighboring nations into strategic footholds against the United States. The Monroe Doctrine, as it came to be known, warned...