#isolationism — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #isolationism, aggregated by home.social.
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USA: Deutsche Firmen wurden gerade bei der Windkraft aus dem Land gedrängt, andere nun bei der Solarenergie.
Neue politische Strategien sind m.E. in der EU jetzt gefragt.
#Trump #USA #protectionism #isolationism #EU #Off-Shore #Windpark #Solarindustrie
Trump’s homegrown solar push risks widening green divide
japantimes.co.jp/business/2026…
Trump announced a plan to impose tariffs and minimum prices on imported polysilicon used in semicondictors and solar panels.
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#History#WWI #WoodrowWilson #Mexico #Germany #WeAreAmericans #Isolationism #Video
HEATHER COX RICHARDSON 6/22/26
250 WE ARE AMERICANS 1 minute video
ZIMMERMAN TELEGRAM - narrated by Dr. Daniel W. Drezner is Distinguished Professor of International Politics at The Fletcher School -
I think #isolationism is absolutely undesirable. The opposite, engagement can be both good and bad.
I support constructive engagement. Think the #GFA agreement. Good engagement is necessary, more can be achieved by making friends over the longer term
The negative, think our various adventures in the Gulf. Huge expenditures of blood and money and for what?
I don’t think I can be any clearer. If that is “playing games” and I’m failing to pass some kind of purity test, then so be it
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@2legged in the context of my original post, delivered tongue in cheek, Trump has created a new form of #isolationism - meaning he has isolated America from countries considered to be traditional allies
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#WWII is one hell of an exception and makes the case for an appropriate use of military power and against Lindbergh isolationism
Every case is of course different. It behooves us to be skeptical of those gunning for conflict and disparaging diplomacy.
To my original comment #Trump is increasingly isolating the US from traditional allies it is a new type of #isolationism, perhaps a different use of the word
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I agree that it is a term of disparagement but not necessarily referring to imperialists or militarists.
For me #isolationism is rooted in those who would prefer America NOT engage in #geopolitics. A case could be made that most such engagements military or otherwise have yielded negative outcomes.
I would point to #WWII and suggest that America’s non-isolationist defeat of #fascism makes a positive case. Opinions may differ 😜
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It’s damn good to see #Hungary returning to democracy and the #EU, rejecting the caveman vibe of narcissistic sociopath corrupt greedy haters and delivering a dick punch to the weird #WhiteSupremacist #FakeChristian cult overseas in #America and their supporters in #Europe.
The reality is that just like in the #NaturalWorld, #diversity is the foundation of a thriving world, while #isolationism eventually leads to #extinction.
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"The refusal of allies to join us in Iran is not simply a temporary embarrassment. It is a warning. If we do not rebuild respect, credibility, and partnership, we should expect this isolation not to be a one-off shock, but as the new normal."
~ Bonnie Jenkins
#Trump #Iran #war #NATO #Europe #isolationism #hubris #arrogance
https://www.joyannreid.com/p/why-a-superpower-finds-itself-alone
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Is that the American plan too? If not, then what is it? This would not be the #occupation of Iraq, which was difficult enough. #US #troops would need to force Greenlanders, citizens of a #treaty #ally, to become American against their will.
For the past year, American #allies around the world have tried very hard to find a theory that explains #Trump’s behavior. #Isolationism, neo-#imperialism, & #patrimonialism are all words that have been thrown around.
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At this point, I think Trump might as well go all in and give a speech at Brandenburger Tor, saying
"Mr. Rutte… tear down this NATO alliance!"
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Way ahead of you, #Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/17/marco-rubio-trump-foreign-policy?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other Whether #Rubio espouses #isolationism or #hawkish views, #MAGA doesn't seem to care my take here https://nkozphoto.com/index.php/2026/01/16/it-seems-america-first-was-a-mere-rhetorical-conceit/ #trump #foreignpolicy #cuba #venezuela #greenland #imperialism #fascism
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"‘In isolation, we’ll never flourish’: What Iranians think about the protests and an end to the Islamic Republic"
#Iran #Resistance #Fascism #Isolationism #Nationalism #Theocracy
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"Since 2016, Trump has withdrawn or announced plans to withdraw from multiple multilateral agreements and institutions. These include the Paris Agreement, the Iran nuclear deal, the U.N. Human Rights Council, and the Treaty on Open Skies, among others. In addition, the second Trump administration has announced its intention to withdraw from the World Health Organization and quit UNESCO again.
Then there are Trump’s planned cuts to the U.N. budget. Most prominent is his slashing of $800 million from U.N. peacekeeping operations, which involves funds already appropriated by Congress. While the administration has agreed to provide some targeted funding for specific peacekeeping missions it supports, such as those in Haiti, Lebanon, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, its broader cuts have led the U.N. to reduce its global peacekeeping force by 25 percent. Trump is also withholding Washington’s mandatory contributions, leading to estimates that his total cuts to the U.N. budget will amount to more than $2 billion. As a result, the U.N. is now looking at slashing its budget by more than $500 million and cutting nearly 20 percent of its staff.
Ironically, while Trump is publicly demanding a Nobel Peace Prize, he is undercutting U.N. peacekeeping, which, despite its flaws, has been instrumental in easing conflicts and saving lives.
But this destruction is not the full story. Even as Trump cements the United States’ reputation as the world’s absentee- or defector-in-chief, international cooperation has survived. We are now seeing rising powers rebuff Trump’s tariffs and threats, often using multilateral forums such as BRICS, the G-20, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as mechanisms to do so." -
"The aspiring autocrat knows how to survive. The Venezuela venture was another act of lawless chaos that further emboldened Trump to look around the hemisphere and wonder aloud at taking over Colombia, Mexico, Cuba and Greenland.
In any previous era such would be considered the unhinged ravings of a madman. Today? He's daring us to look the other way."
#Trump #Venezuela #oil #BigOil #FossilFuels #EconomicElites #imperialism #isolationism #GlobalPeace
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"In the long list of Trump's brazen deflections and acts of unbridled arrogance, his invasion of Venezuela and capture of Nicolás Maduro certainly competes for top of the list. It was a breathtaking example of his self-absorbed and illiterate approach to foreign policy. ...
He wants the oil. He wants revenge. He wants to distract."
~ National Catholic Reporter
#Trump #Venezuela #oil #BigOil #FossilFuels #EconomicElites #imperialism #isolationism #GlobalPeace
/22https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/editorial-venezuela-trump-dares-us-confront-what-weve-become
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"Worst of all, it encourages Putin to continue his war in Ukraine and gives the green light to China to use its military to take over Taiwan and bully other Asian nations.
Trump's mix of isolationism and interventionism is disastrous for America and the world."
#Trump #Venezuela #oil #BigOil #FossilFuels #EconomicElites #imperialism #isolationism #GlobalPeace
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"Despite Trump's infatuation with fossil fuels, Venezuelan oil may not be a good investment, especially now that wind and solar energy is cheaper than fossil fuels.
Trump's war is illegal, unwise, immoral and a waste of money. It harms both Venezuela and the United States."
#Trump #Venezuela #oil #BigOil #FossilFuels #EconomicElites #imperialism #isolationism #GlobalPeace
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"Trump bluntly says it is about oil, even though American oil companies are not eager to invest billions in Venezuelan oil production granted the political uncertainty. In addition, since Venezuelan oil is high in sulfur and difficult to refine, it sells for about $15 a barrel less than brent crude oil, which is currently selling at about $60 a barrel."
#Trump #Venezuela #oil #BigOil #FossilFuels #EconomicElites #imperialism #isolationism #GlobalPeace
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"The result of Trump isolationism is that the world is less safe, and no one is better off economically except billionaires. ...
Trump does not pretend he is defending democracy and human rights. He is not supporting the installation of the actual winner of the last Venezuelan presidential election."
~ Thomas Reese
#Trump #Venezuela #oil #BigOil #FossilFuels #EconomicElites #imperialism #isolationism #GlobalPeace
/18https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/trumps-foreign-policy-disaster-america-and-world
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"Many Republicans (in the House and Senate) have tied themselves in knots over the past few days to avoid contradicting or seeming to criticize Mr. Trump while confronting major questions about who should govern #Venezuela, whether Washington is pursuing regime change there and how deeply involved the United States should be — and for how long — in shaping the country’s future":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/us/politics/trump-venezuela-congress-republicans.html
#isolationism vs #colonialism #Trump #WorstPresidentEver #politics -
“The US #attack on #Venezuela was the most revealing piece to date in the puzzle that has been Trump’s second-term foreign policy, demonstrating that opportunistic 19th-century-style #imperialism, rather than #isolationism, is the prism through which the #Trump #doctrine is best understood.” https://www.gmfus.org/news/watching-china-europe-january-2026
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In the meeting, #Pentagon ofcls indicated that Washington was not yet satisfied with the strides #Europe has made to boost its #defense capabilities since #Russia's expanded invasion of #Ukraine in 2022.
The #US ofcls told their counterparts that if Europe does not meet the 2027 deadline, the US may stop participating in some #NATO defense coordination mechanisms, said the sources….
#geopolitics #allies #alliance #ForeignPolicy #diplomacy #SoftPower #isolationism #Trump
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The message, recounted by 5 sources familiar with the discussion, including a #US ofcl, was conveyed at a meeting in DC this week of #Pentagon staff overseeing #NATO policy & several European delegations.
The shifting of this burden from the US to #Europe members of the #NATO would dramatically change how the United States, a founding member of the post-war #alliance, works with its most important military partners.
#geopolitics #ForeignPolicy #diplomacy #SoftPower #isolationism #Trump
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A quotation from Franklin Roosevelt
We have learned that we cannot live alone, at peace; that our own well-being is dependent on the well-being of other Nations, far away. We have learned that we must live as men and not as ostriches, nor as dogs in the manger.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) American lawyer, politician, statesman, US President (1933-1945)
Speech (1945-01-20), Inaugural Address, Washington, D.C.More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-franklin-d…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #fdr #franklinroosevelt #franklindroosevelt #franklindelanoroosevelt #foreignrelations #internationalaffairs #internationalrelations #isolationism #peace #smallworld #worldpeace #mutuality
