isolationism

Etymology

isolation + -ism

noun

  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. 2020, 7 November, Shibani Mahtani, Miriam Berger, “World now looks at how Biden will reshape U.S. policies after turbulent Trump era”, in The Washington Post

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