In a new book, historian H. W. Brands tells the story of American isolationism by exploring this major divide - Americans who were torn between an inevitable entry into World War II and those who ...

That isolationist streak almost lost World War II. Whilst Britain was fighting off Nazi bombers with the help of Polish and Canadian fighter pilots, Franklin D.

Few terms in American foreign policy discourse are as misunderstood or politically charged as “isolationism.” Often used as a ...

But the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, in 1941, shattered the isolationist consensus. The United States’ entry into World War II marked a historical inflection point, clearing the way for the nation ...

And isolationism was widely embraced at the beginning of both World War I and II. But there are several reasons why U.S. isolationism isn’t an option in today’s interconnected world. It’s ...

Generations after its heyday, isolationism is alive and kicking up controversy For a time, the phrase "America First" seemed an artifact of the prewar world. But the idea that the U.S. would do ...

The Gettysburg Address it wasn’t. Seventy-seven years ago, on June 5, 1947, Secretary of State George C. Marshall, who had been a five-star general in World War II, gave a commencement speech at ...

Mitch McConnell, the retiring Senate minority leader, has warned Donald Trump against embracing “right-wing isolationism” when he returns to the White House in January.. In an essay for ...

How the US abandoned isolationism and helped save the post-war world The Marshall Plan helped to create a liberal international order, based on the rule of law, that lasted for decades.

Isolationism doesn't work in favor of American interests, however much President Trump might wish to believe it does.

Headstones of US military personnel who died during the invasion of Normandy at the Normandy American Cemetery above Omaha Beach in France. Getty Images But when he got up to speak, he spoke well.

Polls show that rank-and-file Republicans are as divided as the candidates. That raises concerns that if an isolationist Republican wins next year, it could mark a turning point for the US-dominated ...