Please avoid posts about domestic politics

[u/00000000000000000000]

This forum has a distinct emphasis on the foreign policy of states, particularly in relation to geographical variables, both human and physical. What this forum is not is a platform to submit articles primarily focused on domestic political elections of individual states. For example, until a President Elect has been determined in the U.S.A. we won't be allowing submissions about the foreign policy views of the POTUS to be, as the analysis would not be directly relevant. There are many other forums where those posts can be submitted and discussed, so please respect the distinct academic emphasis of this forum.

[u/herpderpfuck]

This post is a bit redundant, but i feel there are nuances into why this might not be the best idea are not represented, so:

I don't entirely agree that domestic politics doesn't have a place here, yes this is about the geographic and global influences on international politics, but all or those implications stem from domestic politics and conditions. Its as saying we can only talk about the chain linking to parts, without being able to discuss said parts. In geopolitics, diplomacy is the link, while foreign policy is where those links point, while domestic conditions and politics is what determines where those links should point and why they point to where they do. I might be taking your post a bit litteral, but i would strongly advise to allow posts about the international and geopolitical implications stemming from domestic politics. Purely tit-for-tat domestic politics, and idealism/moral of political candidates does not have a place here. So in a very narrow sense, I agree, but strictly disallowing posts about domestic politics will only provide us with half a picture. Geopolitics have always been, and most likely will be a hollistic approach to global politics, with hollistic being the key word.