isolationism

noun

iso·la·tion·ism ˌī-sə-ˈlā-shə-ˌni-zəm

also ˌi-

: a policy of national isolation by abstention from alliances and other international political and economic relations

isolationist

ˌī-sə-ˈlā-sh(ə-)nist

also ˌi-

noun or adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Since ascending to power in March last year, Ms. Hassan has positioned herself as a unifying national figure willing to challenge the establishment and bent on bringing her country in from the cold after five years of isolationism under Mr. Magufuli, who rarely traveled abroad. —

New York Times, 15 Apr. 2022 That is the voice of isolationism. —

Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 19 Jan. 2022 The first volume of that trilogy, Dangerous Nation: America’s Foreign Policy From Its Earliest Days to the Dawn of the Twentieth Century (2006), concluded that America’s reputation for isolationism was a myth. —

Samuel Moyn, The New Republic, 14 Feb. 2023 Putin’s Russia return to the days of isolationism, paranoia and growing hostility. —

Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2023 While Trump and his offshoots thrive on weak institutions and the utopian promises of isolationism, America, historically, has not. —

Scott Jennings, CNN, 2 Jan. 2023 Most of us live in the in-between, preserving our customs and culture, but not at the cost of complete isolationism, or human life. —

Alana Vincent, Time, 16 Dec. 2022 In the book — a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle Award — Dr. Herring dismissed popular notions of an American trend toward isolationism, chronicling U.S. involvement with foreign powers since before the republic was formed. —

Emily Langer, Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2022 In the book - a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle Award - Mr. Herring dismissed popular notions of an American trend toward isolationism, chronicling U.S. involvement with foreign powers since before the republic was formed. —

Emily Langer, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Dec. 2022 See More

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