| − | '''Unilateralism''' (literally "one"+"sided"-ism) is a political policy, which proscribes the blatant and outright support of one-sided action, even though this action may be contrary to compelling evidence supporting the opposition viewpoint. | + | '''Unilateralism''' (literally "one"+"sided"-ism) is a political policy, which proscribes the support of one-sided action, even though this action may be contrary to compelling evidence supporting the opposition viewpoint. |
| − | Perhaps the most famous example of unilateralism was that of the Soviet Union during its existence; the USSR propogandically supported any form of communism while simultaneously denouncing the actions of the [[Western World|West]]. The United States has also practiced unilateralism at least since the end of [[Isolationism]] during [[World War I]]. | + | Perhaps the most famous example of unilateralism was that of the Soviet Union during its existence; the [[USSR]] supported any form of communism while simultaneously denouncing the actions of the [[Western World|West]]. The United States has also practiced unilateralism at least since the end of [[Isolationism]] during [[World War I]]. |