isolationism
nounCA, US /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃəˌnɪzəm/
Etymology From isolation + -ism.
1
A national (or group) policy of non-interaction with other nations (or groups).
- Many hope the period of American isolationism and country-first populism under President Trump will give way to an era of renewed U.S. global leadership and embrace of multilateralism to tackle common challenges.2020 November 7, Shibani Mahtani, Miriam Berger, “World now looks at how Biden will reshape U.S. policies after turbulent Trump era”, in The Washington Post:
- Related terms
- isolationist