neoisolationism

[nee-oh-ahy-suh-ley-shuh-niz-uh m]

noun (in U.S. politics)

a revival of isolationism arising from increased anti-Soviet and anti-European sentiment and a reluctance to involve the nation in further political and military commitments abroad.

Origin of neoisolationism

First recorded in 1950–55; neo- + isolationism

Related formsne·o·i·so·la·tion·ist, adjective, noun

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