Long one of the most insular of nations, North Korea has begun to break down the barriers that have separated it from the world.

Of all the visual arts, it is at once the most public and the most insular.

But their lives are so very short that even such magnanimity is barely better than the most insular selfishness.

South Korea, despite superficially looking very global and modern, is the most insular and racist country i have ever travelled to.

The Senate is one of the most insular of institutions in a city known for its insularity.

Brother artist teams are the most insular example of safety in numbers.

Curiosity seems to be at a low ebb out there; they're the most insular lot I've ever seen.

It was our lushest, most insular family day of the year.

Thanks to the Internet, the venture capital world - one of the most insular of industries - has sprung a leak.

It means that we Jews, at one time the most cosmopolitan people in the world, have become the most insular.