Expansionism: Expansionism is a policy or practice of extending a nation's power or influence by acquiring new territory, establishing colonies, or exerting economic or political dominance over other regions. See also International relations, War, Intervensionism, Diplomacy, Colonialism, Post-colonialism._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |