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Vinony

isolationism

noun

  1. foreign policy isolating oneself from other countries
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃəˌnɪzəm/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English isolation Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English isolationism 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.”