isolationism
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isolationism (USA) A persistent factor in US politics, the origins of which go back to Presidents Washington and Monroe. Isolationists advocate the avoidance of all alliances or participation in world affairs outside the American hemisphere, especially on a permanent or binding basis. They foiled Woodrow
Wilson in his attempt to take the USA into the
League of Nations, and during the 1930s isolationism was responsible for the
Neutrality Acts. Since US entry into World War II isolationism has been much less prominent, but by no means irrelevant. It has advocated political and military withdrawal from overseas bases and the establishment of a ‘fortress America’, protected by military systems such as the
SDI. The 1990s have seen a revival of isolationism in opposition to efforts to integrate the USA into the world economy, such as
NAFTA or the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation agreements. This was reinforced by the fall of
Communism and the lack of a clear threat to the US. Populists, particularly on the right, have asserted a form of isolationism as an alternative to international US involvement (and leadership). Although in evidence from the 1990s, this stance received a great boost after
September 11, when the US under George W.
Bush moved to act on the world stage, but without being bound in the last resort by international commitments or organizations.
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