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3.6: Theories of World Politics - Isolationists

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    Isolationists of both the left and right basically say we should stay home and not get involved in overseas conflicts unless we are attacked. On the right there Rand Paul and Pat Buchannan and on the left there are Bernie Sanders and Tulsi Gabbard. Donald Trump has also shown isolationist tendencies. He withdrew from the TPP trade pact, the Paris Accords on global warming, the INF missile treaty, the Iran nuclear freeze treaty, UNESCO and the International Criminal Court. He also insisted on a renegotiation of NAFTA trade pact with Canada and Mexico and has questioned the NATO alliance.


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