http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/3074/eugenio-lilli Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:37:22 -0400 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:37:22 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1224/the-illusion-of-us-isolationism By Eugenio Lilli - As of September 2011, the United States was involved, at different levels, in military operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Yemen and Somalia. America has more than 700 military installations overseas , and its military expenses account for almost half of the world’s total . This substantial foreign engagement directly contradicts the United States’ self-professed isolationism in foreign policy. The concept of US isolationism dates back to the colonial days. Evidence for example can be found in Thomas Paine’s work, Common Sense (1776). It was then often reiterated by US leaders... Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1224/the-illusion-of-us-isolationism