Moral clarity as foreign‑policy heuristic

Advocate treating foreign policy choices through a straightforward good‑vs‑evil moral lens — prioritize supporting liberal democratic movements over making pragmatic deals with authoritarian regimes — and use that ethical clarity as a decision rule when international law or realpolitik produce paralysis. This rejects technocratic deference to 'international law' when that framework lacks enforcement, conscience legitimacy, or reciprocal protection. — If adopted by policymakers or influential commentators, this heuristic would reorient debates about intervention, regime change, and diplomacy by elevating normative commitments over legalist or narrowly transactional calculations.