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Jean Monnet

French architect of European integration, 1888 to 1979

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Devised the plan behind the European Coal and Steel Community, the first step toward today’s EU, as a way to make war between France and Germany unthinkable.

Jean Monnet sits in the near the center part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: centered on economy and centered on liberty and authority. The clearest positions are strongly globalist on nation, strongly institutional on institutions and strongly peace-first on war and peace. The profile is close to the middle on economy, liberty and authority and culture.

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Where Jean Monnet 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.

💰EconomyCentered on economy
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityCentered on liberty and authority
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureCentered on culture
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentCentered on environment
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionCentered on religion
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Jean Monnet

Romano Prodi Prime Minister of Italy, 1996 to 1998 and 2006 to 200898%Kofi Annan UN Secretary-General, 1997 to 200697%Jacques Delors President of the European Commission, 1985 to 199597%Immanuel Kant German philosopher, 1724 to 180497%Dag Hammarskjöld UN Secretary-General, 1953 to 196196%Willy Brandt Chancellor of West Germany, 1969 to 197496%J. Robert Oppenheimer American physicist, 1904 to 196795%Fernando Henrique Cardoso President of Brazil, 1995 to 200395%

People furthest from Jean Monnet

Adolf Hitler Chancellor and Führer of Germany, 1933 to 19457%Benito Mussolini Prime Minister of Italy, 1922 to 19437%Donald Trump US President, 2017 to 2021 and 2025 to present9%Vladimir Putin President of Russia, 2000 to present (with a term as prime minister)9%

Political views closest to Jean Monnet

Social market economyKeeps markets competitive but backs them with rules, social insurance and partnership…95%European federalismWants Europe's states to pool sovereignty into a shared democratic federation.94%FabianismPursues socialism gradually through research, education and reform rather than revolution.94%KeynesianismSupports government spending and central bank action to smooth recessions and protect…92%

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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: Christian Lambiotte / European Commission, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.