Machiavellianism

Machiavellianism should be avoided at all costs.

According to Delroy L. Paulhus and Kevin M. Williams, the "dark triad" of personality traits consists of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy.

"Machiavellianism is a radical type of political realism that is applied to both domestic and international affairs."

Let us turn, finally, to the war itself, and ask ourselves if it can be understood as the victory of decency over Machiavellianism.

Machiavellianism refers to interpersonal strategies that advocate self-interest, deception, and manipulation, so it would seem inherently related to core psychopathy and narcissism.

A cluster of dark personality traits named the “dark tetrad” (psychopathy, narcissism, Machiavellianism, sadism) has attracted the interest of researchers studying personality and decision making.