The New Union Post
Inauguration marked by "Neo-Monroe Doctrine", expeditions to Canada
Today marked the beginning of President Alexander Smith's first official term as president of the Northeastern Federation. The inauguration took place at 4:00 pm, EST, inside the Philadelphia City Hall. Alexander Smith was elected by a near unanimous vote in the National Congress. This landslide victory can be attributed to his instrumental role in the creation and drafting of the new constitution, as well as the formation of the new republic.
The newly sworn in president wasted little time as he began to solidify his foreign policy. His first official act as president was to
sign a non-aggression pact with the Empire of Maryland, with the hopes of continued cooperation between the two nations. President Smith also announced his intent to
incorporate the former Canadian provinces into the federation. The former nation's federal broke apart around the same time as the United States', and the region has been fraught with anarchy and disorder ever since.
However, the news of Canada's planned incorporation was not what caught the interest of political pundits and correspondents. In his inaugural speech, President Smith outlined one of the major points of his new foreign policy, one which several political analysts have already dubbed the "Neo-Monroe Doctrine".
"Even though the nation known as the New Rising Sun has collapsed, their attempted expansion into British Columbia has brought to light an issue which I feel I must address. It would seem that, in this ensuing chaos, there would be some nations who would seek to take advantage of the dissolved states, and seek to create an empire for themselves. While I can understand the reasoning for this, it is impossible for me to condone or support any attempted colonization of North America.
Therefore, expansion into the former territories of the United States or Canada by any foreign power will be perceived as an act of aggression which requires immediate military intervention." Other points in his speech include Smith's intent to set up
diplomatic negotiations to help sort out and possibly mitigate expansion into Latin America by both foreign and American nations.