Really? There's a fundamental and very uncertain question here about isolation vs partial engagement that plays out in all sorts of international relations. Th

Really? There's a fundamental and very uncertain question here about isolation vs partial engagement that plays out in all sorts of international relations. The discussion above captures it well enough. I personally have absolutely no idea what the best answer is, and I'd be surprised if most if the other readers here do either. For a. Example of the engagement question, see the Golden Arches theory (and disagreement): https://mediawiki.middlebury.edu/wiki/IPE/Golden_Arches_Theory_of_Conflict_Prevention https://mediawiki.middlebury.edu/wiki/IPE/Golden_Arches_Theo...