The term “isolationism” came into common usage in the United States in the 1930s—and it already had distinctly negative connotations. Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan, who in the late nineteenth ...

Moving beyond isolationism In recent years, “restraint” has gained traction as a more precise and useful framework for U.S. foreign policy. Unlike isolationism, restraint does not imply ...

One student writes that America is prioritising self-interest over global stability, potentially reshaping international ...

The isolationism and avoiding foreign commitment ... That fatal mistake after WWI, when America withdrew from the world, was not repeated after WWII, when NATO was created. Collective security ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Few terms in American foreign policy discourse are as misunderstood or politically charged as “isolationism.” Often used as a political weapon, the term conjures images of a ...

Andrew Latham, Macalester College (THE CONVERSATION) Few terms in American foreign policy discourse are as misunderstood or politically charged as “isolationism.” Advertisement Article ...

For example, some commentators argue that President Donald Trump’s return to the White House signals a new era of isolationism. But others contend his foreign policy is more akin to ...