interventionists
Pro-involvement political advocates
Interventionists are people who advocate for or support intervention, typically by a government or institution in the affairs of another country, market, or situation.
The term appears most often in political and economic contexts: foreign policy interventionists favor military or diplomatic involvement abroad, while economic interventionists support government regulation of markets rather than laissez-faire approaches.
The interventionists in Congress pushed for sanctions against the regime.
The label often carries critical connotations when used by opponents who favor non-interference.
Forcible entry into territory
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- regime changeReplacement of governing power
- airstrikesMilitary attacks from aircraft
ground forces · coalition · deployment · offensive · combat · escalation · conflict · casualties
Established body of teachings
- neoconservativeHawkish interventionist ideology
- hawkTaloned predatory bird
- regime changeReplacement of governing power
- preemptiveActing to forestall
sovereignty · mandate · authorization · justification · unilateralism · multilateralism · coalition · nation-building
Intervention to resolve conflict
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
peace talks · ceasefire · treaty · arbitration · pressure · leverage · ultimatum · resolution
Punitive international restrictions
- tariffsTaxes on imports
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- trade restrictionsBarriers limiting international exchange
- currency manipulationDeliberate distortion of exchange rates
bailout · IMF · World Bank · austerity · market reform · privatization · foreign investment · debt relief
Support given freely
- reliefEasing of distress
- crisis responseAction taken during emergencies
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
- famineSevere food shortage
disaster · NGO · emergency · rescue · protection · civilians · displaced · medical mission
invasion
Forcible entry into territory
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- regime changeReplacement of governing power
airstrikes · ground forces · coalition · deployment · offensive · combat · escalation · conflict · casualties · peacekeeping
doctrine
Established body of teachings
- neoconservativeHawkish interventionist ideology
- hawkTaloned predatory bird
- regime changeReplacement of governing power
preemptive · sovereignty · mandate · authorization · justification · unilateralism · multilateralism · coalition · nation-building · democratization
mediation
Intervention to resolve conflict
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
diplomacy · peace talks · ceasefire · treaty · arbitration · pressure · leverage · ultimatum · resolution · accord
sanctions
Punitive international restrictions
- tariffsTaxes on imports
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- trade restrictionsBarriers limiting international exchange
currency manipulation · bailout · IMF · World Bank · austerity · market reform · privatization · foreign investment · debt relief · financial leverage
aid
Support given freely
- reliefEasing of distress
- crisis responseAction taken during emergencies
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
famine · disaster · NGO · emergency · rescue · protection · civilians · displaced · medical mission · food distribution
- helpersnurse, helper, volunteer, aide, assistant
- school staffteacher, teachers, principal, professor, librarian
- Anti-Communistsdefectors, dissidents, counterrevolutionaries, freedom fighters, Joseph McCarthy
- Civil War FactionsReds, Whites, Red Army, White Army, Bolsheviks
interventionistsisolationists
Those opposing foreign involvement
neutralists · pacifists · doves · appeasers · non-aligned
interventionistslibertarians
Advocates of minimal governance
deregulators · neoliberals · supply-siders · privatizers · monetarists