Isolationism doesn't work in favor of American interests, however much President Trump might wish to believe it does.

It’s merely a return to form; the default US setting of “stay out of it”. The last few decades of American engagement have ...

Few terms in American foreign policy discourse are as misunderstood or politically charged as “isolationism.” Often used as a ...

In my forthcoming book, I probe the ideological and political roots of American isolationism, assess its evolution over time, and draw on America’s past to shed light on the era of retrenchment ...

A robust defensive capability would not only enable the EU to defend itself against Russia. It would also enable Brussels to stand up to Washington.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Andrew Latham, Macalester College (THE CONVERSATION) Few terms in American foreign ...

As Trump effectively announced a global tariff war on “friends and foes” starting on April 2, Li said China would open more to the world and uphold the multilateral global order. “We will ...

In President Trump's isolationist bubble, the USA can do it alone. Since our species emerged over 200,000 years ago, cross-border exchange existed: salt, pelts, raw materials and foodstuffs. Even ...

They declare their desire to preserve their social model by increasing the budget for welfare while limiting spending on security – an ideal that any left-wing politician would share. What they ...

A similar pattern was seen after World War I when the US refused to join the League of Nations in 1919. The period between the 1920s and 1930s, known as the Great Depression, also saw the US limiting ...