Editing Isolationism (section)

{{Short description|Policy against engaging in international relations}}
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'''Isolationism''' is a term used to refer to a [[political philosophy]] advocating a [[foreign policy]] that opposes involvement in the political affairs, and [[Anti-war movement|especially the wars]], of other countries. Thus, isolationism fundamentally advocates [[Neutral country|neutrality]] and opposes entanglement in military [[alliance]]s and mutual defense pacts. In its purest form, isolationism opposes all commitments to foreign countries, including [[treaties]] and [[trade agreements]].<ref>Thomas S. Vontz, "Isolationism." '' World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia'' (2013).</ref> In the political science lexicon, there is also the term of "[[non-interventionism]]", which is sometimes improperly used to replace the concept of "isolationism".<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Romanov |first=V. V. |last2=Artyukhov |first2=A. A. |year=2013 |title=The Notion of "Isolationism" in U.S. Foreign-Policy Thought: Conceptual Characteristics |url=https://www.elibrary.ru/download/elibrary_21336929_87848794.pdf |journal=Vestnik Vâtskogo Gosudarstvennogo Gumanitarnogo Universiteta |language=ru |publication-place=Kirov, Russia |volume= |issue=3-1 |page=67 |issn=1997-4280}}</ref> "Non-interventionism" is commonly understood as "a foreign policy of political or military non-involvement in foreign relations or in other countries' internal affairs".<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Smith |first=M. |title=The Myth of American Isolationism, Part I: American Leadership and the Cause of Liberty |url=https://www.heritage.org/global-politics/report/the-myth-isolationism-part-1-american-leadership-and-the-cause-liberty |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320031411/http://www.heritage.org/global-politics/report/the-myth-isolationism-part-1-american-leadership-and-the-cause-liberty |url-status=unfit |archive-date=20 March 2017 |journal=The Heritage Foundation |publication-place=Washington D.C. |publication-date=2010 |page=2}}</ref> "Isolationism" should be interpreted more broadly as "a foreign policy [[grand strategy]] of military and political non-interference in international affairs and in the internal affairs of sovereign states, associated with trade and economic [[protectionism]] and cultural and religious isolation, as well as with the inability to be in permanent  [[Military alliance|military alliances]], with the preservation, however, some opportunities to participate in temporary military alliances that meet the current interests of the state and in permanent [[International organization|international organizations]] of a non-military nature."<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Artiukhov |first=A. A. |title=The Conceptual Characteristics of the Notion “Isolationism” at the Current Historical Stage |url=https://research-journal.org/archive/8-122-2022-august/10.23670/IRJ.2022.122.54 |journal=Meždunarodnyj Naučno-Issledovatel'skij Žurnal [International Research Journal] |language=ru |publication-place=Yekaterinburg, Russia |publication-date=2022 |volume= |issue=8 (122) |page=2 |doi=10.23670/IRJ.2022.122.54 |issn=1997-4280 |eissn=2227-6017}}</ref>

This contrasts with philosophies such as [[colonialism]], [[expansionism]], and [[liberal internationalism]].