nonaligned
adjective
non·aligned
ˌnän-ə-ˈlīnd 
: not allied with other nations and especially with either the Communist or the non-Communist blocs
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Malaysia’s government has long pursued a nonaligned strategy, which can sometimes be misunderstood as a pro-China stance, says Rahman Yaacob, a research fellow in the Southeast Asia program at the Lowy Institute.
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune Asia, 18 June 2024
For its part, Russia has been trying to expand its own connections to the Middle East and India via both Georgia and Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan, thanks to its favorable geographical position and nonaligned status, has been able to play both sides.
—Thomas De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2024
Prabowo has vowed to continue Widodo’s trademark policies, including his efforts to build a new capital city and his commitment to stay nonaligned in the U.S.-China geopolitical rivalry.
—Winda Charmila, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024
Republican voters made an informed decision to ignore the warning signs indicating that Trump’s presence on the ballot would repulse soft Republicans and nonaligned voters.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 22 Jan. 2024
Countries in the global South today are acutely aware that the revisionist rhetoric of the nonaligned era achieved little.
—Happymon Jacob, Foreign Affairs, 25 Dec. 2023
But the United States cannot simply return to the divided economic model that prevailed during the Cold War, an era in which the West had few economic ties to the Soviet Union and most of the nonaligned countries had little economic clout.
—Peter E. Harrell, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
New Delhi’s relative military weakness and long history of acting as a nonaligned nation may also limit its willingness to work with the United States in a military conflict.
—Damien Cave, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
But unless that happens, the United States will continue to find a cautious and nonaligned Vietnam.
—Derek Grossman, Foreign Affairs, 6 Oct. 2023
Amanda Gerut, Fortune Asia, 18 June 2024
For its part, Russia has been trying to expand its own connections to the Middle East and India via both Georgia and Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan, thanks to its favorable geographical position and nonaligned status, has been able to play both sides.
—Thomas De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2024
Prabowo has vowed to continue Widodo’s trademark policies, including his efforts to build a new capital city and his commitment to stay nonaligned in the U.S.-China geopolitical rivalry.
—Winda Charmila, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024
Republican voters made an informed decision to ignore the warning signs indicating that Trump’s presence on the ballot would repulse soft Republicans and nonaligned voters.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 22 Jan. 2024
Countries in the global South today are acutely aware that the revisionist rhetoric of the nonaligned era achieved little.
—Happymon Jacob, Foreign Affairs, 25 Dec. 2023
But the United States cannot simply return to the divided economic model that prevailed during the Cold War, an era in which the West had few economic ties to the Soviet Union and most of the nonaligned countries had little economic clout.
—Peter E. Harrell, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
New Delhi’s relative military weakness and long history of acting as a nonaligned nation may also limit its willingness to work with the United States in a military conflict.
—Damien Cave, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
But unless that happens, the United States will continue to find a cautious and nonaligned Vietnam.
—Derek Grossman, Foreign Affairs, 6 Oct. 2023
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“Nonaligned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonaligned. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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