unilateralist

Goes it alone

A unilateralist favors or advocates unilateral action—decisions made independently without consulting allies, partners, or international bodies.

The term appears most often in foreign policy contexts: The administration's unilateralist approach alienated traditional allies.

As an adjective, it describes such tendencies: unilateralist foreign policy.

autonomy

independent

Free from external control

self-reliantAble to provide independently
self-sufficientAble to provide independently
self-determinedDecided by oneself

autarkic · sovereign · nonaligned · self-standing · self-directed · unassisted · single-handed · solo · lone · separate

political

isolationism

Policy avoiding foreign alliances

hegemonyDominant group's control
interventionismPolicy of deliberate involvement
preemptionActing to prevent another's action

sovereignty · nationalism · protectionism · superpower · dominance · sanctions · embargo · doctrine · geopolitics · noncooperation

disposition

assertive

Confidently self-assured

uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
inflexibleUnable to bend
stubbornRefusing to change course

adamant · willful · high-handed · imperious · domineering · autocratic · peremptory · dictatorial · headstrong · intransigent

Opposites

diplomatic cooperation

unilateralistinternationalist

Supporter of worldwide cooperation

coalition builder · globalist · collectivist · integrationist · federalist

decision-making process

unilateralistcollaborationist

Cooperator with enemy forces

pluralist · communitarian · collectivist · team player · democrat

Family

unilateralism, unilateralists

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