The Emergence Machine

Foreign Policy

abstract · Politics · Level 10 · E10

E10Institutions

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

foreign-policy emerges from state. It requires space.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “foreign policy” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “foreign policy”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
foreign policy
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L3L2L1L0Foreign PolicyPolicySocietyCommunityCausalityCellState… intermediate l…ForceFormLandLifeChangeActionCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesForeign PolicyL10ChangeL1StateL3PolicyL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Change L1 (requires)
    Understanding change helps understand the state-related concept of foreign-policy
  • State L3 (required) Politics sense
    Understanding foreign-policy requires knowledge of state.
  • Policy L9 (requires)
    foreign policy builds on the concept of policy