Problem
National isolationism
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
International isolationismDiplomatic isolationism
National isolation
Nature:
Any country or region that adopts a strategy of reducing its dependence on world or regional trade or on economic and military alliances may be isolationist. It may not take any role in the deliberations of international organizations, although nominally it might be a member. It may not honour previously signed mutual-defence treaties. In another sense, an isolationist policy is one that results in the world knowing that a nation or region has no other interest than its own. It pursues this unswervingly, manipulating whatever international interactions it has to serve this end.
Incidence:
The USA, between the two world wars, was isolationist; and this contributed to the failure of the League of Nations. The Republic of China in Taiwan has elected a degree of political isolationism by only maintaining diplomatic relations with a limited number of nations. There are many kinds of isolationism and many degrees. The word has also been associated with Eurocentric attitudes, particularly in the EEC/EU.
Broader Problems:
IsolationNon-alignmentPolitical isolation Narrower Problems:
Diplomatic independenceFragmentation of academic disciplinesNon-recognition of foreign governmentsDomination of individuals by institutionsConcentration of national governments activity on national affairs Related Problems:
NeutralityEconomic isolationismDecline in civic participation Strategies:
Breaking down national isolation References:
Dowty, Alan: Closed BordersPapal Encyclical: Sollicitudo Rei Socialis: On Social Concerns Subject(s):
Societal Problems → IsolationGovernment → Diplomacy
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST