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isolationist

[ahy-suh-ley-shuh-nist, is-uh-] / ˌaɪ səˈleɪ ʃə nɪst, ˌɪs ə- /


NOUN
nonaligned nation
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Germany's foreign minister wrapped up a two-day visit to Nigeria Wednesday as Berlin moves to deepen business opportunities across Africa amid a more isolationist United States and geo-political pressure from Russia and China.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

Once the war was on, the isolationist movement was largely dead and buried — and stayed that way for almost 75 years.

From Salon May 21, 2026

If you think he’s an isolationist, you’re wrong.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 4, 2025

But it’s not just the isolationist moves and the potential loss of diplomatic strength and influence that worries experts and health officials.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 23, 2025

"That's the most alienating, arrogant isolationist attitude I've ever heard," Paul Trump said.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn




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