unilateralism
IPA: junɪɫˈætɝʌɫɪzʌm
noun
- A tendency of nations to act on their own, or with only minimal consultation and involvement with other nations.
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Examples of "unilateralism" in Sentences
- George Bush was so right, unilateralism is the way to go.
- It's called unilateralism and what it means is that European leaders have no balls.
- We love multilateralism and abhor unilateralism, which is why we do nothing but talk
- His much exaggerated "unilateralism" is not why the Atlantic seems a little wider every day.
- He is the architect of our policy of unilateralism, which is causing us to be hated around the world.
- The Bush administration's "experiment in unilateralism," he wrote, had merely revealed "the limits of such an approach."
- The straight-talking Texan may have made it easier for Europeans to blame their lack of support on U.S. "unilateralism" -- even where there was multilateral agreement, such as on the "good war" in Afghanistan.
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