International Westernism

The ideological opposite of National Bolshevism, framed from a Western perspective. International Westernism champions a globalized, liberal order based on Western institutions (UN, WTO, ICC, NATO) and values (human rights, free markets, democracy promotion). It is the worldview of Davos, of cosmopolitan elites, and of interventionist humanitarians who believe that Western-led globalization is both inevitable and just. Unlike National Westernism, it is suspicious of national sovereignty and enthusiastic about transnational governance. Critics argue it replicates imperial structures under a universalist mask, imposing Western norms as “international community” dictates.

Example: “She argued that only Western-led NGOs could protect human rights globally—International Westernism, assuming that the West’s version of rights is the only valid one, and that dissent is just parochialism.”

International Westernism by Abzugal April 18, 2026