Wilsonianism

thumb|Woodrow Wilson, after whom Wilsonianism is named

Wilsonianism, or Wilsonian idealism, is a certain type of foreign policy. The term comes from the ideas and proposals of United States President Woodrow Wilson. He issued his famous Fourteen Points in January 1918 as a basis for ending World War I and promoting world peace. He was a leading advocate of the League of Nations to enable the international community to avoid wars and end hostile aggression. Wilsonianism is a form of liberal democratic internationalism.