The author argues that the focus on diversity in Western politics is fundamentally different from the outcomes-based argument in Soviet systems. The author's upcoming book explores how the West lost the Cold War metaphysically rather than geopolitically. They critique technocratic elites who impose their mission of upliftment on societies, even when people don't want it. The author believes that diversity should be a sub variable of merit and selection based on merit, rather than the apex value. They refer to an article that discusses how diversity initiatives are negatively impacting complex systems like aviation safety and the military in America.
Doug Stokes is Senior Advisor to the Legatum Institute and Professor in International Security and Strategy in the Department of Politics at the University of Exeter. He has published a number of books and articles on US foreign policy, grand strategy and world order, the latest of which is 'Against Decolonisation: Campus Culture Wars and the Decline of the West' available here:
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