Political view

Militarism

Treats military strength and martial values as central to national life.

Associated with: Sparta, Prussia, Imperial Japan.

Militarism sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: centered on economy and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly strength-first on war and peace, strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority and strongly nationalist on nation. The profile is close to the middle on economy.

Where militarism sits on eight dimensions

This is a broad family of ideas, so real people and parties who hold it differ from the profile below. The dot shows the typical tendency.

💰EconomyCentered on economy
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders in office today who fit

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi President of Egypt, 2014 to present85%Vladimir Putin President of Russia, 2000 to present (with a term as prime minister)79%Sanae Takaichi Prime Minister of Japan, 2025 to present79%

Leaders from history who fit

Chiang Kai-shek Leader of the Republic of China, 1928 to 197589%Augustus First Roman Emperor, 27 BCE to 14 CE84%Park Chung-hee President of South Korea, 1961 to 197982%

Similar political views

GaullismA French tradition of national independence, a strong presidency and a leading role for…78%Hawkish realismSees the world as a contest between states, where military strength and alliances secure…76%FascismAn ultranationalist one-party dictatorship built on a leader cult, militarism and the…74%BonapartismAuthoritarian rule by a popular leader who claims to embody the nation, with plebiscites…73%FalangismA Spanish fascist-inspired movement stressing nation, Catholicism and corporatist unity.73%

Views are simplified profiles built from public writings and records, and they are open to debate. Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions.