isolationism
/ˌaɪsəlˈeɪʃənɪzəm/ noun [U] POLITICSDefinition
› the political principle or practice of showing interest only in your own country and not being involved in international activities: The coalition called for freer trade in global markets and warned against isolationism. → Compare globalism
isolationist adjective [C] › We are not isolationist, nor do we reject relations with other states.(Definition of isolationism noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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