Foreign Policy as the Continuation of Domestic Politics by Other Means: Pathways and Patterns of Populist Politicization
Journal: Foreign Policy Analysis
Year: 2023

Abstract This article argues that populism in power translates into a greater tendency to politicize foreign policy, in the sense of defining and articulating foreign policy preferences in opposition to political predecessors, using foreign policy as an instrument and ground to battle political opponents, and over-prioritizing domestic incentives and considerations over external ones. Paradoxically, compared to other classical determinants of foreign policy, how populism relates to domestic poli