When Washington debates international alliances, the conversation usually sounds like a corporate ledger sheet. Critics often ...

No one claims to be an isolationist, but foreign policy analysts keep imagining and fearing a “resurgence” of isolationism around every corner. This fear was on display in a recent Atlantic article by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Isolationism has deep roots in American foreign policy stretching back to George Washington. FotografiaBasica/Getty Images Few ...

In his new book, Isolationism: A History of America’s Efforts to Shield Itself From the World, CFR Senior Fellow Charles A. Kupchan explores the nation’s past to uncover the ideological and political ...

On Tuesday, the Pew Research Center released “America’s Place in the World – 2013” and the alarm bells began going off. The survey, conducted every four years, charts the attitudes of the American ...

In a landmark Foreign Affairs article published 25 years ago, Charles Krauthammer predicted that the biggest challenges to America’s “unipolar moment” would come from domestic politics rather than ...

President Trump kicked off the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York by providing the world with another example of how far American influence has waned. When Trump declined ...

On Thursday British voters willfully walked off a cliff when they decided to leave the European Union. The “Brexit” victory is a defeat for Britain, Europe and the global economy. Tens of millions of ...

The abiding defect of U.S. foreign policy? It’s isolationism, my friend. Purporting to steer clear of war, isolationism fosters it. Isolationism impedes the spread of democracy. It inhibits trade and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ukrainian soldiers of the 28th Brigade fire a mortar at Russian positions on the frontline near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, ...

Early this year, when new crisis seemed to impend in Asia, the American people were exposed to an edifying exercise in the discussion of foreign policy. As Chinese troops massed on the Indo-Chinese ...