Internationalism Under Relentless Attacks: Anti-United Nations Sentiment in the United States During the Truman Era
Abstract
American resentment regarding the United Nations Organization has not been confined to recent decades. Anti-UN sentiment, in fact, was already perceptible during the early Cold War period: several personalities and organisations of the Truman era, as well as a number of newspapers, denounced the world forum. Who were the main detractors of the UN during the years 1945–1952? How did they justify their acrimonious position? Did they deserve the label of ‘isolationists’? What was their impact? The primary objective of this article is to shed some light on the issues at hand and provide answers to these essential questions.
Fields of Study & Subjects
International Relations and Foreign Policy
History and International Relations
Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Diplomacy and Statecraft
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 151–191
- Publication date
- 2 January 2026
- Language
- EN