isolationist

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Countries have become more isolationist manufacturing-wise, so they need to generate more electricity locally.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

The first concerns Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute, which supports an isolationist U.S. foreign policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

The United States, traditionally isolationist and safely sheltered by two vast oceans, had emerged from World War Two as the leader of the free world.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2025

But it’s not just the isolationist moves and the potential loss of diplomatic strength and influence that worries experts and health officials.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025

Their only potential rivals were the lumbering, isolationist United States of North America and the newly awakened Island Kingdom of Japan.

From Civilization and Beyond Learning from History by Nearing, Scott