international isolation
Pariah state status
International isolation is the condition of a nation cut off from normal diplomatic, economic, or cultural relations with other countries.
It may be imposed through sanctions and embargoes The regime faced international isolation after the invasion or chosen as policy North Korea's international isolation has lasted decades.
The term implies exclusion from the community of nations.
Globally isolated country
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- nonrecognitionRefusal to acknowledge existence
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- persona non grataOfficially unwelcome individual
estrangement · expulsion · severance · unilateralism · disengagement · anathema · stigmatization · shunning
Punitive international restrictions
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- trade banProhibition on commercial exchange
- tariffsTaxes on imports
- trade barriersRestrictions on cross-border commerce
autarky · asset freeze · divestment · boycott · blockade · import quotas · export controls · financial restrictions
Isolated East Asian state
- CubaCaribbean island country
- hermit kingdomNation deliberately avoiding outside contact
- Iron CurtainCold War's political divide
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
neutrality · nonalignment · buffer state · closed borders · rogue state · axis of evil · Monroe Doctrine · siege mentality
Hatred of outsiders
- insularityNarrow detachment from broader views
- brain drainEmigration of skilled workers
- cultural boycottOrganized shunning of creative exchange
- travel banProhibition on journeys
visa restrictions · information blackout · censorship · propaganda · echo chamber
pariah state
Globally isolated country
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- nonrecognitionRefusal to acknowledge existence
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
persona non grata · estrangement · expulsion · severance · unilateralism · disengagement · anathema · stigmatization · shunning · cold shoulder
sanctions
Punitive international restrictions
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- trade banProhibition on commercial exchange
- tariffsTaxes on imports
trade barriers · autarky · asset freeze · divestment · boycott · blockade · import quotas · export controls · financial restrictions · self-sufficiency
North Korea
Isolated East Asian state
- CubaCaribbean island country
- hermit kingdomNation deliberately avoiding outside contact
- Iron CurtainCold War's political divide
containment · neutrality · nonalignment · buffer state · closed borders · rogue state · axis of evil · Monroe Doctrine · siege mentality · encirclement
xenophobia
Hatred of outsiders
- insularityNarrow detachment from broader views
- brain drainEmigration of skilled workers
- cultural boycottOrganized shunning of creative exchange
travel ban · visa restrictions · information blackout · censorship · propaganda · echo chamber
- Yugoslav WarsMilosevic, Kosovo War, ethnic cleansing, Yugoslav Wars, war crimes tribunal
- Taisho diplomacyLansing, treaty negotiations
international isolationinternational cooperation
Countries jointly addressing challenges
global connectivity · diplomatic relations · connection · togetherness · global integration
international isolationmultilateralism
Multi-party international cooperation
collective security · strategic alliance · mutual defense pact
international isolationeconomic integration
Merging separate national markets
free trade · international trade · globalization · open markets · foreign investment
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