Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Failure or refusal to intervene, especially in the affairs of another nation.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act or policy of not intervening or not interfering; specifically, systematic non-interference by a nation in the affairs of other nations, or in the affairs of its own states, territories, or other parts.
Wiktionary
- n. alternative spelling of non-intervention.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The state or habit of not intervening or interfering.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes
Examples
“US "nonintervention" appears to be a highly flexible concept.”
“Any analysis of this must necessarily include the actions of those who act or try to act with absolute disregard of the standards established in international law, such as nonintervention, or with the absurd and dangerous expedient of the extraterritoriality of a nation's internal legislation.”
“nonintervention," and its real aim to secure Kansas a pro-slavery character avowed.”
“Libya has been a major test for China's longstanding foreign policy of nonintervention.”
The Wall Street Journal: Gadhafi Sought Chinese Arms in July
“The upside of nonintervention in these Arab revolutions is that we will finally be forced to "walk the walk" we "talk" so well.”
The Huffington Post: Sharmine Narwani: Hillary Dusts off Iranian Bogeyman...Again
“While ASEAN has reportedly implemented 75 percent of the blueprint it passed in 2008 to create a regional trade bloc, unlike the EU, it also remains committed to a principal of nonintervention in the affairs of members, known as the "ASEAN Way.”
The Huffington Post: Stanley Weiss: ASEAN, the EU and the End of Westphalia
“China "expressed regret" over the use of military force in Libya even as it decided last week not to block authorization of strikes at the U.N. Security Council, a rare acquiescence that moved it further away from its foreign policy based on nonintervention.”
“But last week, Mr. Lavrov for the first time seemed to distance Moscow from the Assad regime, saying the Kremlin was seeking to defend the principle of nonintervention, not Mr. Assad personally.”
The Wall Street Journal: America Exits Syria as Russia Makes Push
“Instead, he said, the Security Council should have considered a Russian draft resolution that called for nonintervention in Syria's affairs and for a negotiated settlement of the civil conflict.”
The Wall Street Journal: Russia, China Veto U.N.'s Syria Move
“Sovereign equality: Article 1:1 of the UN Charter guarantees each state nonintervention, regardless of the nature of their political systems -- whether democratic, authoritarian or despotic.”
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