While some scholars, such as Robert J. Art, believe that the United States has an isolationist history, other scholars dispute this by describing the United States as following a strategy of unilateralism or non-interventionism instead.
Meski sejumlah ilmuwan seperti Robert J. Art percaya bahwa Amerika Serikat memiliki riwayat isolasionisme, ilmuwan lainnya membantah klaim tersebut dan menyatakan bahwa Amerika Serikat mengambil strategi unilateralisme atau non-intervensionisme.