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Papastratosels26
10-30-2018, 06:02 PM
Isolationism is a category of foreign policies institutionalized by leaders who assert that their nations' best interests are best served by keeping the affairs of other countries at a distance. One possible motivation for limiting international involvement is to avoid being drawn into dangerous and otherwise undesirable conflicts. There may also be a perceived benefit from avoiding international trade agreements or other mutual assistance pacts.

Isolationism has been defined as:

A policy or doctrine of trying to isolate one's country from the affairs of other nations by declining to enter into alliances, foreign economic commitments, international agreements, and generally attempting to make one's economy entirely self-reliant; seeking to devote the entire efforts of one's country to its own advancement, both diplomatically and economically, while remaining in a state of peace by avoiding foreign entanglements and responsibilities.

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Catarinense1998
10-30-2018, 06:03 PM
If your country is self sufficient, ok then.

Papastratosels26
10-30-2018, 06:04 PM
BhutanEdit
Before 1999, Bhutan had banned television and the Internet in order to preserve its culture, environment, identity etc.[3] Eventually, Jigme Singye Wangchuck lifted the ban on television and the Internet. His son, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, was elected as Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan, which helped forge the Bhutanese democracy. Subsequently, Bhutan has transitioned from an absolute monarchy to a multi-party democracy. The development of Bhutanese democracy has been marked by the active encouragement and participation of reigning Bhutanese monarchs since the 1950s, beginning with legal reforms such as the abolition of slavery, and culminating in the enactment of Bhutan's Constitution

ChinaEdit
Main article: Haijin
After Zheng He's voyages in the 15th century, the foreign policy of the Ming dynasty in China became increasingly isolationist. The Hongwu Emperor was the first to propose the policy to ban all maritime shipping in 1371.[5] The Qing dynasty that came after the Ming dynasty often continued the Ming dynasty's isolationist policies. Wokou, which literally translates to "Japanese pirates" or "dwarf pirates", were pirates who raided the coastlines of China, Japan, and Korea, and were one of the key primary concerns, although the maritime ban was not without some control.

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Vojnik
10-30-2018, 06:05 PM
Ok. Isolate yourselves. Exit the EU and Nato. It then paves the way for Macedonia entering with it's constitutional name without any Greek interference.

Papastratosels26
10-30-2018, 06:05 PM
From 1641 to 1853, the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan enforced a policy which it called kaikin. The policy prohibited foreign contact with most outside countries. However, the commonly held idea that Japan was entirely closed is misleading. In fact, Japan maintained limited-scale trade and diplomatic relations with China, Korea and Ryukyu Islands [6]

The culture of Japan developed with limited influence from the outside world and had one of the longest stretches of peace in history. During this period, Japan developed thriving cities, castle towns, increasing commodification of agriculture and domestic trade,[7] wage labor, increasing literacy and concomitant print culture,[8] laying the groundwork for modernization even as the shogunate itself grew weak.

KoreaEdit
See also: Heungseon Daewongun
In 1863, King Gojong took the throne of the Joseon Dynasty when he was a child. His father, Regent Heungseon Daewongun, ruled for him until Gojong reached adulthood. During the mid-1860s he was the main proponent of isolationism and the principal instrument of the persecution of both native and foreign Catholics.

Following the division of the peninsula after independence from Japan in 1945–48, Kim il-Sung inaugurated an isolationist totalitarian regime in the North, which has been continued by his son and grandson to the present day. North Korea is often referred to as "The Hermit Kingdom".

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Papastratosels26
10-30-2018, 06:06 PM
United StatesEdit
Main article: United States non-interventionism § Non-interventionism before entering World War II
While some scholars, such as Robert J. Art, believe that the United States has an isolationist history, other scholars dispute this by describing the United States as following a strategy of unilateralism or non-interventionism instead.[10][11] Robert Art makes his argument in A Grand Strategy for America (2003).[10] Books that have made the argument that the United States followed unilaterism instead of isolationism include Walter A. McDougall's Promised Land, Crusader State (1997), John Lewis Gaddis's Surprise, Security, and the American Experience (2004), and Bradley F. Podliska's Acting Alone (2010).[12] Both sides claim policy prescriptions from George Washington's Farewell Address as evidence for their argument.[10][11] Bear F. Braumoeller argues that even the best case for isolationism, the United States in the interwar period, has been widely misunderstood and that Americans proved willing to fight as soon as they believed a genuine threat existed.[13]

Events during and after the Revolution related to the treaty of alliance with France, as well as difficulties arising over the neutrality policy pursued during the French revolutionary wars and the Napoleonic wars, encouraged another perspective. A desire for separateness and unilateral freedom of action merged with national pride and a sense of continental safety to foster the policy of isolation. Although the United States maintained diplomatic relations and economic contacts abroad, it sought to restrict these as narrowly as possible in order to retain its independence. The Department of State continually rejected proposals for joint cooperation, a policy made explicit in the Monroe Doctrine's emphasis on unilateral action. Not until 1863 did an American delegate attend an international conference.[14]

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Papastratosels26
10-30-2018, 06:09 PM
Imagine if the countries in EU force isolationist policies the migrant crisis its over.

Papastratosels26
10-30-2018, 06:16 PM
Isolationism: pros and cons
The isolationism has its pros and cons that in many situations make it a desirable policy. There are many benefits of isolationism that can be good for a country. For instance by not getting involve with foreign problems isolationism promotes peace in the country. Therefore it allows the government to focus more on needs of the country. Isolationism will prevent contry to get into others conflicts and no soldiers will lose their life in the battle. Also the country might save the money that might have been spent on creating a weapons, supplying solderers with goods, care and etc. Additionally, George Washington was in favor of isolationism and in his Farewell Address in 1789, Washington gave one major piece of advice to the country regarding relations with other notions. He mentioned to “avoid entangling alliances.” Those words shaped the United States foreign policy for more than a century. Washington, tells Americans to not get into complicated alliances. In addition, Isolationism helps to solve problems related to diversity and ethnic coexistence through immigration and continental travel. It therefore promotes peaceful coexistence between different groups of people within its boundaries. Moreover isolationism increases productivity. For instance according to Benefit of Isolationism; “by utilizing resource within its boundaries, USA was able to develop new opportunities and new markets which directly impact globalization on other richer countries.” As a result, this increased productivity, generating more prosperity and wealth.

Papastratosels26
10-30-2018, 06:19 PM
The disadvantages of country being isolationism is that; country will not be able to trade with other countries for economic growth. The soldiers will be with lack of experience in the war and the nation may be unprepared for an attack and war can sometimes actually help an economy due to rationing of goods like it did during the 1940's WW2. For instance Woodrow Wilson argued against isolationism, claiming that it can be necessary to intervene either through combat or negotiations in order to maintain the peace of the world. “Wilson argued that in certain situations it is necessary to intervene, and such actions will promote peace rather than perpetuate violence. Moreover, some may argue that in certain dire global situations such as the holocaust it is necessary to intervene.” (http://www.ask.com/government-politics/pros-cons-isolationism). Basically Wilson is saying that in certain situation country has to get involve with the global problems. Meaning if someone or a country violates human right, you are not going to sit in the side and say “I'm isolated!” We need to help out neighboring countries in the situation of injustice if we want to be ally or friends with them. For example: In Holocaust thousands of Innocent Jews which include children's, women's and old people were killed in the cruel ways.

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Papastratosels26
10-30-2018, 06:22 PM
Ok. Isolate yourselves. Exit the EU and Nato. It then paves the way for Macedonia entering with it's constitutional name without any Greek interference.

Please, don't go off topic. Thank you.

Vojnik
10-30-2018, 06:27 PM
Please, don't go off topic. Thank you.

Its not. I'm talking about Greece's isolationism. But ok, i'll leave you be with your thread.

The Lawspeaker
10-30-2018, 06:28 PM
Technically speaking, the Netherlands could pursue a policy of limited imports and still be self-sufficient when it comes to food (when we make some sacrifices): we would just need to up the production of grains, pulses and oil seed. We would need to slash our consumption of meat, rely more on home-grown products (fruits, vegetables,pulses and oil seeds from our own gardens) and resort to a policy to rationing (like during WWII). This is with its current technology and the 18 million inhabitants (Dutch and migrants). It becomes easier when we send most of the migrants packing: not only would we get rid of the housing shortage but this, since they also live very concentrated, would also free up available agricultural space. Were we to use newer technologies like algae for fuel (for electricity and for combustion engines), indoor fish farms and lab meat for meat production, then we would could consider ourselves agriculturally self-sufficient. But that's the only area in which we would be self-sufficient as everything else still needs to be imported.

So, a logical policy would come in the form of agricultural self-sustainability (including more land reclamation schemes), political neutrality (extremely limited international commitments) and a reliance on free trade for resources.

The Lawspeaker
10-30-2018, 06:39 PM
And this is just because we have very favorable conditions: a flat, fertile, landscape (particularly in the coastal provinces), a relatively moderate climate and we're rich as fuck: so we could implement all sorts of technologies if we would need to get new lands or when we need to get rid of excess water or bring in more (desalination is an option). As for Greece ? I don't think they could be self-sustainable or isolationist in any way, shape or form. With their climate and their geography, it's unlikely that they can adequate feed themselves.

Warmian
10-30-2018, 07:31 PM
Personally I’m an Isolationist Imperialist, fight me.

RenaRyuguu
07-27-2019, 02:47 AM
All for it. Like Japan

sean
07-27-2019, 05:46 PM
We cannot maintain hegemony with isolationism, and the alternatives for hegemony are unacceptable.

There's being strong and being hollow. If you are hollow and your perimeter line is left too long, someone's going to breach it, get into the core, pay off politicians, buy critical businesses, create unpayable debt schemes, so a sustainable perimeter is important.

Pulling back is weakness, no-one wants it, but brittle fracture is catastrophic.

Jägerstaffel
07-28-2019, 05:56 PM
Best argument for isolationism can be summed up with one word: America.

Zeus
07-28-2019, 06:01 PM
the greatest period of us economic growth was in the period between the end of the civil war and world war 2 when we were extremely isolationist in our foreign policy. Currently China is pursuing this isolationism which is allowing it to invest solely in the growth of its own country while the United States wastes trillions of dollars in its foolish foreign policy...

If I was in charge, we'd allow China to take the role of world policeman so that they can waste their resources and wealth in foreign wars, while the US invests in itself again...