nonaligned
adjective
non·aligned
ˌnän-ə-ˈlīnd 
: not allied with other nations and especially with either the Communist or the non-Communist blocs
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And there were nonaligned countries: Brazil; Burma, now known as Myanmar; Ethiopia; India; Mexico; Nigeria; Sweden, which only joined NATO in 2024; and the United Arab Republic, now known as Egypt.
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Stephen Herzog, The Conversation, 1 Aug. 2025
With its diminished economic and cultural appeal hampering its ability to forge new partnerships, the United States risks allowing its adversaries to deepen their ties to nonaligned countries in ways that harm U.S. interests.
—Roger W. Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2025
The nonaligned Global South rising powers—which, along with China and Russia, are members of BRICS—are countries to pay attention to.
—Ray Dalio, TIME, 20 Nov. 2024
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Stephen Herzog, The Conversation, 1 Aug. 2025
With its diminished economic and cultural appeal hampering its ability to forge new partnerships, the United States risks allowing its adversaries to deepen their ties to nonaligned countries in ways that harm U.S. interests.
—Roger W. Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2025
The nonaligned Global South rising powers—which, along with China and Russia, are members of BRICS—are countries to pay attention to.
—Ray Dalio, TIME, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Nonaligned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonaligned. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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