isolationism

isolationism
    n 1: a policy of nonparticipation in international economic and
         political relations
    

isolationism \i`so*la"tion*ism\
   ([imac]`s[-o]*l[=a]"sh[u^]n*[i^]z'm), n. [Cf. F. isolation.]
   The doctrine or policy of minimal participation by one's
   country in international economic and political relations,
   specifically by not entering into alliances or other
   international agreements, in order to avoid becoming
   entangled in foreign wars, and to be able to devote the
   nation's energies primarily to advancing its own domestic
   interests.
   [PJC]
    

75 Moby Thesaurus words for "isolationism":
      Eisenhower Doctrine, Jim Crow, Monroe Doctrine, Nixon Doctrine,
      Truman Doctrine, apartheid, apartness, appeasement,
      balance of power, brinkmanship, capitalism, coexistence,
      colonialism, compromise, containment, detachment, detente,
      deterrence, diplomacy, diplomatic, diplomatics, dollar diplomacy,
      dollar imperialism, expansionism, foreign affairs, foreign policy,
      free competition, free enterprise, free trade,
      good-neighbor policy, imperialism, internationalism, isolation,
      laissez-aller, laissez-faire, laissez-faireism, let-alone policy,
      let-alone principle, liberalism, manifest destiny, militarism,
      nationalism, neocolonialism, neutralism, noninterference,
      nonintervention, nonresistance, open door, open-door policy,
      peace offensive, peaceful coexistence, preparedness, privacy,
      privatism, privatization, quarantine, recess, reclusion,
      retirement, retreat, rustication, seclusion, secrecy, segregation,
      self-regulating market, separation, sequestration,
      shirt-sleeve diplomacy, shuttle diplomacy, spheres of influence,
      splendid isolation, the big stick, tough policy, withdrawal,
      world politics