noninterventionists
Against military involvement
Noninterventionists are people who oppose government or military involvement in foreign affairs, particularly armed conflicts in other countries.
The term often describes those who believe a nation should focus on domestic concerns rather than projecting power abroad: Noninterventionists in Congress voted against the military authorization.
The position is distinct from isolationism, though critics often conflate the two.
State of taking sides
- noninvolvementState of not participating
- nonalignmentRefusal to join blocs
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
detachment · abstention · retrenchment · insularity · aloofness · separatism · unilateralism · protectionism
Antiwar moral stance
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- antimilitarismOpposition to armed forces
- disarmamentReducing or eliminating weapons
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
armistice · deescalation · nonaggression · antiwar · dovish · conscientious objection · war resistance · demilitarization
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- multilateralismMulti-party international cooperation
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- détenteEasing of strained relations
mediation · conciliation · ambassador · summit · diplomatic · statecraft · foreign policy · rapprochement
Control over one's fate
- independenceFreedom from external control
- self-ruleGovernance without outside control
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
- nationhoodStatus as independent country
jurisdiction · statehood · autonomy · noninterference · national sovereignty · self-sufficiency · domestic affairs · nation-state
neutrality
State of taking sides
- noninvolvementState of not participating
- nonalignmentRefusal to join blocs
- withdrawalAct of taking away
disengagement · detachment · abstention · retrenchment · insularity · aloofness · separatism · unilateralism · protectionism · isolationist
pacifism
Antiwar moral stance
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- antimilitarismOpposition to armed forces
- disarmamentReducing or eliminating weapons
ceasefire · armistice · deescalation · nonaggression · antiwar · dovish · conscientious objection · war resistance · demilitarization · peace movement
negotiation
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- multilateralismMulti-party international cooperation
- treatyBinding pact between nations
détente · mediation · conciliation · ambassador · summit · diplomatic · statecraft · foreign policy · rapprochement · envoy
self-determination
Control over one's fate
- independenceFreedom from external control
- self-ruleGovernance without outside control
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
nationhood · jurisdiction · statehood · autonomy · noninterference · national sovereignty · self-sufficiency · domestic affairs · nation-state · Westphalian
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Supporters of external involvement
hawks · war hawks · neoconservatives · expansionists · internationalists
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Keen-eyed birds of prey
warmongers · militarists · jingoists · war party · belligerents
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Proponents of territorial enlargement
imperialists · empire builders · colonialists · annexationists