Obviously you didn’t read the linked research otherwise you wouldn’t entertain a red herring like foreign policy. But it appears that you think Slavery and all

Obviously you didn’t read the linked research otherwise you wouldn’t entertain a red herring like foreign policy. But it appears that you think Slavery and all sort of exploitation and gun-powder diplomacy has been a choice for reasons other than self-interest which makes any rational discourse unlikely, so best of luck to you.