imperial policy
Colonial governing strategy
Imperial policy refers to the strategies and decisions a dominant nation uses to control or influence territories, peoples, or resources beyond its borders.
The term typically describes how empires govern colonies, extract wealth, or project power: British imperial policy shaped much of the modern world.
It can also describe any expansionist or dominating approach: The company's imperial policy toward smaller competitors drew regulatory scrutiny.
- naval supremacyDominant fleet control
- mercantilismTrade policy favoring exports
- viceroyRoyal colonial governor
- crown colonyLand ruled by monarch's government
- colonial administrationGovernance of conquered territories
civilizing mission · white man's burden · trade monopolies · fortifications · missionary activity · bureaucracy · taxation systems · resource extraction · client states · gunboat diplomacy · conscription · economic dependency · divide and rule · standing armies · tariffs · propaganda · centralized authority · military alliances
imperial policyhome rule
Delegated local autonomy
self-rule · self-governance · self-determination · autonomy · devolution
imperial policynational independence
A nation governing itself
self-determination · decolonization · anti-colonialism · liberation · national sovereignty
imperial policyisolationism
Policy avoiding foreign alliances
non-interventionism · anti-colonialism · neutrality · non-alignment · multilateralism
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