Understand the 12 axes
Balanced: Diplomacy
42.6–57.4% Militarist · 42.6–57.4% Pacifist
What this band means
Balanced covers 42.6–57.4% Militarist. A score near the center may combine different priorities, conditional positions or relatively neutral answers. Militarist positions give more weight to military capability, deterrence and preparedness. Pacifist positions favor negotiation, disarmament and restraint in the use of force. The axis separates attitudes to military means from the national objectives those means might serve. A strong defense preference can coexist with opposition to overseas intervention. Compare Diplomacy with Intervention before interpreting either as a complete foreign policy. This band describes the direction and distance of your score from the center, rather than the percentage of people who agree with you. Two people in the same band can still disagree on particular policies. Their remaining eleven axes may also differ substantially. Use the sample statements to identify the trade-offs that produced this part of your result. The catalog examples below offer points of comparison within the model; they are not a survey of quiz participants.
Across the reference catalog
These 138 profiles are reference models, not responses from quiz participants. The distributions describe this catalog’s composition.
Among 36 ideologies, the median Diplomacy score is 51.2% Militarist. The lowest value is 43.8% (Paternalistic Conservatism), while the highest is 56.4% (Effective Accelerationism). These values describe the reference set on this particular axis.
Among 35 countries and regions, the median Diplomacy score is 52.5% Militarist. The lowest value is 43.1% (Sri Lanka), while the highest is 56.4% (England (United Kingdom)). These values describe the reference set on this particular axis.
Among 67 figures, the median Diplomacy score is 50.2% Militarist. The lowest value is 43.8% (Benjamin Disraeli), while the highest is 56.3% (Mustafa Kemal Atatürk). These values describe the reference set on this particular axis.
Examples in this band
How the other axes combine
These are medians for reference profiles in this band. They do not predict the other views of a person with this result.
Among the 138 profiles in Balanced, Structure has a median of 31.2% Federal and 68.8% Unitary.
Among the 138 profiles in Balanced, Representation has a median of 55% Democracy and 45% Autocracy.
Among the 138 profiles in Balanced, Power has a median of 63.7% Security and 36.3% Liberty.
Among the 138 profiles in Balanced, Immigration has a median of 56.85% Assimilation and 43.1% Multiculturalism.
Among the 138 profiles in Balanced, Intervention has a median of 46.9% Non-interventionist and 53.1% Nationalist.
Among the 138 profiles in Balanced, Economy has a median of 50% Public and 50% Private.
Among the 138 profiles in Balanced, Control has a median of 54.5% Planning and 45.5% Free market.
Among the 138 profiles in Balanced, Trade has a median of 43.400000000000006% Protectionism and 56.6% Globalism.
Among the 138 profiles in Balanced, Religion has a median of 43.15% Irreligious and 56.9% Religious.
Among the 138 profiles in Balanced, Morality has a median of 35% Progressive and 65% Traditionalist.
Among the 138 profiles in Balanced, Technology has a median of 61.3% Technology and 38.7% Biology.
Consider the questions
01A country should maintain strong armed forces to earn respect abroad.
02My country should be able to launch preemptive strikes against enemies preparing to attack.
03Negotiation and diplomacy must be exhausted before any military action.
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