Portrait of Ariel Sharon
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Ariel Sharon

Prime Minister of Israel, 2001 to 2006

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A general turned politician who championed settlements, then ordered the withdrawal from Gaza in 2005 before suffering a stroke that ended his career.

Ariel Sharon sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly strength-first on war and peace, strongly interventionist on interventionism and strongly nationalist on nation.

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Where Ariel Sharon sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionSlightly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismStrongly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Ariel Sharon

Winston Churchill UK Prime Minister, 1940 to 1945 and 1951 to 195599%Benjamin Disraeli UK Prime Minister, 1868 and 1874 to 188099%Menachem Begin Prime Minister of Israel, 1977 to 198399%George W. Bush US President, 2001 to 200999%Douglas Murray British author and commentator98%Álvaro Uribe President of Colombia, 2002 to 201098%John Howard Prime Minister of Australia, 1996 to 200798%Catherine the Great Empress of Russia, 1762 to 179698%

People furthest from Ariel Sharon

Emma Goldman Russian-born anarchist and writer, 1869 to 19402%John Lennon British musician and peace activist, 1940 to 19802%Leo Tolstoy Russian novelist and moral thinker, 1828 to 19102%Murray Bookchin American social theorist, 1921 to 20063%

Political views closest to Ariel Sharon

Hawkish realismSees the world as a contest between states, where military strength and alliances secure…99%NeoconservatismPairs free markets and traditional values with an assertive, democracy-promoting foreign…99%MilitarismTreats military strength and martial values as central to national life.97%GaullismA French tradition of national independence, a strong presidency and a leading role for…96%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Avi Ohayon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.