world policeman

International order keeper

World policeman refers to a nation—almost always the United States—that intervenes in conflicts and crises around the globe, acting as an enforcer of international order.

The term often carries critical undertones, implying overreach or unwanted interference: America can't be the world's policeman forever.

Also world's policeman.

Related

hegemony · authority · Pax Americana · Team America · unilateralism · hypocrisy · United States · overreach · international community · gunboat diplomacy · interventionism · boots on the ground · mission creep · coalition of the willing · NATO · peacekeeping · Russia · China

Opposites
global engagement stance

world policemanisolationist

Advocate for national seclusion

isolationism · America First · neutral state · neutral observer · hermit kingdom

international role type

world policemanrogue state

Hostile, isolated country

pariah state · failed state · honest broker · coalition partner · destabilizer

Family

world, policeman, worlds, worldly, worldliness, unworldly, otherworldly, police, policed

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Negative · Rated PG