A New Path for the United States For the last few decades, the United States has been at the most peaceful and neutral time in history. The United States chose not to participate in some of the world's conflicts and events. This is a part of the implementations of the neutral foreign policy made by President Alexander (Neutrality Act of 2017). This is a policy of neutrality that was first issued since before World War I. This policy reaps a variety of opinions from the public.