Political view
Neoconservatism
Pairs free markets and traditional values with an assertive, democracy-promoting foreign policy.
Associated with: Irving Kristol, Paul Wolfowitz.
Neoconservatism 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, leaning free market on economy and leaning traditional on culture.
Where neoconservatism 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.
💰EconomyLeaning free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
Leaders in office today who fit
Leaders from history who fit
Similar political views
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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.