We have the Monroe Doctrine for our neighborhood, two continents, North and South America.
Racist hegemony in our backyard but not on the Eurasian Steppe. That sounds racist to me.
The problem is the same idiocy that Condi Rice spouted about not recognizing sphere of influence, which is sort of a law of physics. You can project a lot more power locally, more quickly, forcefully and cheaply than to a landlocked area 5000 or 10000 miles away.