Nixon Doctrine

American  

noun

1. the policy declared by President Nixon in 1969 that the U.S. would supply arms but not military forces to its allies in Asia and elsewhere.

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Example Sentences

The core of what came to be known as the Nixon Doctrine was the arming of regional surrogates, countries with sympathetic rulers or governments that could promote U.S. interests without major contingents of the American military being on hand.

From Salon

Behind the performers onstage are three large screens with projections of period imagery: bombs, faces of refugees, even a clip of President Nixon saying, “Cambodia is the Nixon Doctrine in its purest form.”

From New York Times

In a way we are back to the Nixon Doctrine of America acting through regional allies.

From New York Times

He’s determined to make his Iran-first inverted Nixon doctrine a reality.

From Washington Post

Obama may not even be aware that he is recapitulating the Nixon doctrine, but with a fatal twist.

From Washington Post