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

This is exactly what President Nixon did when he announced the so-called Nixon Doctrine in summer of 1969 as being at center of his Vietnam exit strategy.

From Time • Jan. 14, 2013

But the Nixon Doctrine and declining U.S. aid have persuaded the Thais that the times are changing.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the Nixon Doctrine, with its emphasis on U.S. disengagement in Asia, as well as the President's efforts to wind down the war, made an opening to Washington an attractive line of action for Peking.

From Time Magazine Archive

Under the Nixon Doctrine of 1969, the U.S. deputized friendly potentates to defend Western interests.

From Time Magazine Archive

To be sure, all of these trends are embryonic, and there are those who doubt that the Nixon Doctrine has caused any real change.

From Time Magazine Archive