Isolationism.

[Vojnik]

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]

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]

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]

Personally I’m an Isolationist Imperialist, fight me.

[RenaRyuguu]

All for it. Like Japan

[sean]

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]

Best argument for isolationism can be summed up with one word: America.

[Zeus]

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...