isolationism
/ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃəˌnɪzəm/
noun
- A national policy of avoiding political or economic alliances with other countries.
- Many historians debate whether isolationism helped or hurt the nation during the war.
- The country's isolationism meant it refused to join the international trade agreement.
- After the conflict, the government shifted away from isolationism toward global cooperation.
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