Afghanistan is arguably the biggest attempt at nation building the US has made in decades and was inarguably a failure. Regardless of the factors the led to this result, does it indicate that neo-imperialism is not a winning strategy the way it was during the cold war?
P.S. Sorry if it's the second time, it's a monthly thing and the scores have shifted decisively, and I'm not violating rule 5 here, I think.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilsonianism
Basically what does the world look like if the ideals in the linked article were rejected as US foreign policy?
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Has Wilsonian foreign policy ever succeeded in creating a functioning and healthy democratic state?
My fictional land of Wilsonia has their own religion, and these are the current gods they worship so far.
Before we begin, note that the Wilsonian deities are considered genderless and they are referred to with βItβ, which is always capitalised.
Rosalu /ΙΉoΚ.zΙ.lu/ - Ruler of the Gods; God of the Sun, Light, and Day. It appears as a large human-shaped sun ray, and Its voice and movements make the ground shake.
Avepresho /Γ¦vi.pΙΉΙΚ.oΚ/ - God of Attractiveness. It appears as whatever the viewer finds most attractive.
Maseg /mΙ.sΙg/ - God of War. It is a large bull with golden horns that are sharper than any other thing. However, It also commonly appears as a soldier during battle.
Khishni /kiΚ.ni/ - God of Animals and Hunting. It often appears as a hunter with a golden bow, but is also seen as the viewerβs favourite animal.
Abagan /Ι.ba.gΙn/ - God of Wisdom. Abagan appears as a large owl with human arms holding an unidentified book.
Povik /poΚ.vΙͺk/ - God of Power and Skill. It appears as a large lion with a golden mane and golden eyes and a golden crown.
Mahad /ma.had/ - God of Agriculture, Harvest, and Growth. It appears as a large honey bee.
Bagahet /ba.gΙ.hΙt/ - God of Parties, Feasts, and Alcohol. It appears as an alcoholic man with a bottle of alcohol and a crown made of vines.
Maloshakis /mΙ.loΚ.Κa.kΙͺs/ - God of Death and the Afterlife. It appears as having four heads (one of a handome man, one of a crow, one of a vulture, and one of a bat) and four black wings.
Efogni /Ιf.oΚg.ni/ - God of Fire, Lava, and Volcanoes. It appears as a human figure made of lava.
Vudest /vu.dΙst/ - Gos of Crafts, Smithery, Forgery, etc. It appears as a human figure made of lava, holding a golden hammer and having the head of an ugly man.
Nakhitson /nΙ.kits.Ιn/ - God of the Moon, Dark, and Night. It appears as a large wolf.
Kukodin /ku.koΚ.din/ - God of Love. It has four heads (one of a handsome man, one of a dove, one of a dolphin, and one of a swan) and two white wings. It also carries a golden bow which It uses to make people fall in love.
Herlis /hΙΙΉ.lis/ - God of Thieves and Stealing. It appears as a large raccoon that, when it bites you, you are robbed of your true form and become a creature that you hate most.
Mekasar /mΙ.ka.saΙΉ/ - God of Travelling and Speed. It appears as a large white horse with golden hair that runs faster than anything else.
Agner /ag.nΙΙΉ/ - God of Messengers. It appears as a handsome male with a toga and two whi
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I'm currently trying to understand the difference between the classical Wilsonian and the Neoconservative school of thought in US foreign policy. As far as I understand, they are very similar, but have some divergence and those are what I want to get a clearer picture of.
Both are idealist strands that argue that actively spreading democracy and liberty is an important task for US foreign policy, both are stressing American Exceptionalism and an international order primarily based on collective security.
I'd argue that Wilsonians tend to rely more on cooperation in international institutions, while Neocons tend to favor unilateral decisions. Would you agree? What else comes to your mind? And is there any reading material on this distinction you know of?
I'm also having a bit of a hard time finding contemporary Wilsonian authors. Who is there to look out for? (Max Boot sees himself as a Wilsonian, but others mostly describe him as a Neocon. Also I couldn't find conclusive literature concerning the classification of Robert Keohane or Michael Ignatieff.)
My fictional land of Wilsonia has their own religion, and these are the current gods they worship so far.
Before we begin, note that the Wilsonian deities are considered gender-less and they are referred to with βItβ, which is always capitalised.
Rosalu /ΙΉoΚ.zΙ.lu/ - Ruler of the Gods; God of the Sun, Light, and Day. It appears as a large human-shaped sun ray, and Its voice and movements make the ground shake.
Avepresho /Γ¦vi.pΙΉΙΚ.oΚ/ - God of Attractiveness. It appears as whatever the viewer finds most attractive.
Maseg /mΙ.sΙg/ - God of War. It is a large bull with golden horns that are sharper than any other thing. However, It also commonly appears as a soldier during battle.
Khishni /kiΚ.ni/ - God of Animals and Hunting. It often appears as a hunter with a golden bow, but is also seen as the viewerβs favourite animal.
Abagan /Ι.ba.gΙn/ - God of Wisdom. Abagan appears as a large owl with human arms holding an unidentified book.
Povik /poΚ.vΙͺk/ - God of Power and Skill. It appears as a large lion with a golden mane and golden eyes and a golden crown.
Mahad /ma.had/ - God of Agriculture, Harvest, and Growth. It appears as a large honey bee.
Bagahet /ba.gΙ.hΙt/ - God of Parties, Feasts, and Alcohol. It appears as an alcoholic man with a bottle of alcohol and a crown made of vines.
Maloshakis /mΙ.loΚ.Κa.kΙͺs/ - God of Death and the Afterlife. It appears as having four faces (one of a handome man, one of a crow, one of a vulture, and one of a bat) and four black wings.
Efogni /Ιf.oΚg.ni/ - God of Fire, Lava, and Volcanoes. It appears as a human figure made of lava.
Vudest /vu.dΙst/ - God of Crafts, Smithery, Forgery, etc. It appears as a human figure made of lava, holding a golden hammer and having the head of an ugly man.
Nakhitson /nΙ.kits.Ιn/ - God of the Moon, Dark, and Night. It appears as a large wolf.
Kukodin /ku.koΚ.din/ - God of Love. It has four faces (one of a handsome man, one of a dove, one of a dolphin, and one of a swan) and two white wings. It also carries a golden bow which It uses to make people fall in love.
Herlis /hΙΙΉ.lis/ - God of Thieves and Stealing. It appears as a large raccoon that, when it bites you, you are robbed of your true form and become a creature that you hate most.
Mekasar /mΙ.ka.saΙΉ/ - God of Travelling and Speed. It appears as a large white horse with golden hair that runs faster than anything else.
Agner /ag.nΙΙΉ/ - God of Messengers. It appears as a handsome male with a toga and two white wings and It is
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