Political scientist Bear Braumoeller calls U.S. isolationism a “myth,” maintaining that even during the 1920s, after the United States had refused to enter the League of Nations and pulled ...

Few terms in American foreign policy discourse are as misunderstood or politically charged as “isolationism.” Often used as a political weapon, the term conjures images of a retreating America ...

Understanding isolationism’s role in U.S. policy requires a closer look at its historical roots and political usage. The idea of avoiding foreign entanglements has been a part of American ...