Interventionist Democracy
Foreign policy doctrine associated with the 2002 US strategy. It favours military force and preemptive action against threats, alongside the international promotion of democracy, open markets and US-led alliances.
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In one sentence
I want democracies and open markets protected by strong alliances, with preemptive military action against security threats.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Balanced
Structure
- Strong · Democracy
Representation
- Strong · Security
Power
- Balanced
Immigration
- Very strong · Militarist
Diplomacy
- Very strong · Nationalist
Intervention
- Strong · Private
Economy
- Strong · Free market
Control
- Strong · Globalism
Trade
- Strong · Religious
Religion
- Leaning · Traditionalist
Morality
- Leaning · Technology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Diplomacy
Leans further toward militarist than 98% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 46This ideology 95
Of all the axes, Diplomacy is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Immigration
On Immigration, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 50This ideology 48
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
George W. Bush
An American statesman, George W. Bush united religious conservatism, tax cuts, and a neoconservative foreign policy, marked by the War on Terror and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyIrving KristolIntellectual95%
SociallyTarcísio de FreitasGovernor and engineer98%
EconomicallyWilliam F. Buckley Jr.Intellectual100%
Other compatible profiles
PoliticsRonald ReaganStatesman94%
PoliticsWinston ChurchillStatesman92%
PoliticsBenjamin NetanyahuPolitician92%
PoliticsFriedrich MerzChancellor of Germany92%
PoliticsJosé Antonio KastPresident of Chile90%
PhilosophyEdmund BurkeStatesman and philosopher90%
PoliticsRomeu ZemaGovernor and businessman89%
PoliticsRonaldo CaiadoGovernor and physician89%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
United States
Liberal-federal republicA global power and presidential federal republic, the United States combines a strong liberal tradition, a dynamic market economy, technological innovation, and a two-party system that polarizes national political life.
Other close countries
Israel
National-technological republicA parliamentary republic in the Middle East, Israel combines a vibrant democracy, a strong Jewish national identity, an advanced technology economy, and a prolonged conflict with the Palestinians that dominates its politics and security.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyTexas (United States)Liberal-energy region90%
SociallyGeorgiaWesternizing-frontier republic93%
EconomicallyHong Kong (China)Technocratic-financial region99%
The most distant
Republican Rome
509–27 a.C.An aristocratic republic of antiquity, Rome balanced consuls, Senate, and tribunes of the plebs in a mixed system of elective magistracies, expanding across the Mediterranean through citizen legions and a strong cult of civic virtue.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyRenaissance Florence1115–153288%
SociallyFujimori's Peru1990–200087%
EconomicallyBritish Empire1837–190199%
The most distant
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