Word: isolationism
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Before 1987 the country was off limits to tourists. When he deposed his father in 1970, Sultan Qaboos bin Said took over one of the world's most primitive nations. With revenues from oil, first discovered in 1954, the Sultan superimposed the infrastructure of a modern state on Oman's...
While it is encouraging that Rafsanjani has publicly expressed a desire for the hostages' release, Western intelligence agencies have yet to detect any activity. Rafsanjani's own goals seem plain. Recently, he has been seeking to borrow as much as $27 billion from Western sources to rebuild his country's...
Despite the ill-considered sale of Alaska, the Romanov Empire by now extended over nearly 7,000 miles, but the vast structure had little strength. The Empire of Japan, newly reopened after its long isolation, proved that in the war of 1905. Though outnumbered, the Japanese pushed back a Russian...
For Assad, the threat is that Moscow's pullback will lead to deepening isolation. Syria, already something of a pariah among Arab states for its support of Iran in the gulf war, felt even more lonely after other Arab leaders decided to resume relations with Egypt. Last December Assad moved...
There is no special shame in not being the world's greatest nation. The Swiss and the Swedes lead happy lives. Perhaps, having remained steadfast for four decades of cold war, we have done enough. Prosperous isolation has genuine appeal. But it is embarrassing to hear a President proclaim, as...