expansionism

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VE Day was a joint Allied triumph over Nazi Germany; over hatred, dictatorship, the Third Reich's territorial expansionism and heinous crimes against humanity.

From BBC • May 3, 2025

New Caledonia is central to Macron’s Indo-Pacific strategy and France’s ability to counter China’s expansionism in the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2024

Shinzo Abe was born in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 1954, to a family deeply involved in Japan’s postwar politics and carrying the burden of connections to the former imperial rule and its militaristic expansionism.

From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2022

India’s government has believed it will retain good relations with the United States because of its role as a potentially crucial check on Chinese expansionism.

From New York Times • May 4, 2022

He believed it to be slanted toward American sensibilities, downplaying both anti-Semitism and German expansionism.

From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by Boyle, James