Isolationism, in its academic meaning, ... but that a doctrine of strict and absolute non-interventionism leads to isolationism. Silent Cal’s words are especially pertinent today, ...

The resulting isolationism--this passionate sense of a unique national destiny--was, in the beginning, a generous and affirmative faith. We were, as Lincoln said, dedicated to a proposition; we ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Few terms in American foreign policy discourse are as misunderstood or politically charged as “isolationism.” Often used as a political weapon, the term conjures images of a ...

Isolationism is a carefully researched, clearly presented study of American foreign policy that demonstrates the enduring power of American skepticism about open-ended international commitments ...

Read an excerpt of False Dawn. An Anatomy of Isolationism. The term “isolationism” came into common usage in the United States in the 1930s—and it already had distinctly negative connotations.

Contriving phony charges of isolationism to dodge tough, practical questions is not only dishonest, it is reckless and irresponsible. More to Read . Voices. Column: Trump isn’t an isolationist.

There’s nothing new or good about isolationism, which, in a word, is appeasement. It’s old and promotes war, such as World War II. Even worse, these knuckleheads can’t coherently explain ...

Generations after its heyday, isolationism is alive and kicking up controversy For a time, the phrase "America First" seemed an artifact of the prewar world. But the idea that the U.S. would do ...

Before this, however, isolationism was broadly embraced as a rational response for an America situated between two broad oceans. The Right’s 25 most influential, from Townhall.com +22.

When the “New Isolationism” Was New. Most of this, of course, qualifies as overheated malarkey. As a characterization of US policy at any time in memory, isolationism is a fiction.

Two books, Philip H. Gordon’s “Losing the Long Game” and Charles A. Kupchan’s “Isolationism,” offer suggestions to avoid the mistakes of the past.