. Why can't people in government avoid all the conflict that seems so common these days? Your answer should draw heavily on the text.

These days, neither friend nor foe knows quite where America stands. ... Syria – a conflict not on this list – has been a microcosm of all these trends: ... and, for the most part, avoiding violence that plays in the hands of those they contest. ... Modi's government seems to have no roadmap for what comes next.

Explanation:

the monroe doctrine is the best known u.s. policy toward the western hemisphere. buried in a routine annual message delivered to congress by president james monroe in december 1823, the doctrine warns european nations that the united states would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs.