United States Non-interventionism
Non-interventionism, the diplomatic policy whereby a nation seeks to avoid alliances with other nations in order to avoid being drawn into wars not related to direct territorial self-defense, has no history within the United States. Non-interventionism on the part of the United States over the course of its foreign policy, is more of a want to aggressively protect the United States' interests than a want to shun the rest of the world.
Non-intervention, sometimes referred to as military non-interventionism, seems to some to be the antithesis of isolationism. Maintaining the participation of the United States in global economic affairs is thought to likely boost trade and expand US diplomacy, in the view of Edward A. Olsen.
Read more about United States Non-interventionism: Background, No Entangling Alliances (19th Century), 20th Century Non-intervention, Non-Interventionism Between The World Wars, Non-interventionism Shortly Before WWII, Conservative Policies
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