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Machiavellianism is a Diplomatic Policy Card in Civilization VI.

Strategy[]

Machiavellianism provides both a Production Production bonus when training Spies and a reduction in the time it takes Spies to complete their missions; however, it will not change the duration of missions that have already started. Therefore, one can adopt this policy before commencing Spy operations and drop the policy afterwards without penalty.

Civilopedia entry[]

By definition “Machiavellianism” is “the employment of cunning and duplicity in statecraft” (in psychology it is defined as one of the dark triad personalities, but that’s another thing). In his works The Art of War (1521 AD) and The Prince (1532), Machiavelli advocated that effective rulers routinely employ espionage, deception, and assassination to insure their interests … which were the interests of their state, of course. While a number of kings took his advice to heart, it was Queen Elizabeth’s “spymaster” (actually he was the Secretary of State) who developed the best Renaissance spy network, employing linguists, scholars, authors, engineers, soldiers, and diplomats to seek out and analyze secrets (both internal and external).

Civilization VI Policy Cards [edit]
Military Policy
Military
After Action Reports R&F-OnlyAgogeBastionsChivalryConscriptionCraftsmen GS-OnlyDefense of the MotherlandDisciplineDrill Manuals GS-OnlyEquestrian Orders GS-OnlyFeudal ContractForce Modernization GS-OnlyGrande ArméeIntegrated Space CellInternational WatersLevée en MasseLightning WarfareLimesLimitanei R&F-OnlyLogisticsManeuverMaritime IndustriesMartial LawMilitary FirstMilitary ResearchNational IdentityNative ConquestPatriotic WarPress GangsProfessional ArmyPropagandaRaidResource Management GS-OnlyRetainersRetinues GS-OnlySackSecond Strike Capability R&F-OnlyStrategic Air ForceSurveyTheir Finest HourThird Alternative GS-OnlyTotal WarVeterancyWars of Religion
Economic Policy
Economic
AestheticsCaravansariesCivil Prestige R&F-OnlyCollectivizationColonial OfficesColonial TaxesColonizationCorvéeCraftsmenEcommerceEconomic UnionExpropriationFive-Year PlanFree MarketGod KingGothic ArchitectureGrand OperaHeritage TourismIlkumInsulaeLand SurveyorsLiberalismMarket EconomyMedina QuarterMeritocracyNatural PhilosophyNaval InfrastructureNew DealOnline CommunitiesPublic TransportPublic WorksRationalismReligious OrdersResource ManagementSatellite BroadcastsScriptureSerfdomSimultaneumSkyscrapersSports MediaThird AlternativeTown ChartersTrade ConfederationTriangular TradeUrban Planning
Diplomatic Policy
Diplomatic
Arsenal of DemocracyCharismatic LeaderCollective ActivismColonial Offices GS-OnlyColonial Taxes GS-OnlyCommunications OfficeContainmentCryptographyDiplomatic LeagueGunboat DiplomacyInternational Space AgencyMachiavellianismMerchant ConfederationMusic Censorship GS-OnlyNuclear EspionagePolice StatePraetorium R&F-OnlyRajWisselbanken R&F-Only
Wildcard Policy
Wildcard
Aerospace Contractors GS-OnlyAutocratic Legacy R&F-OnlyCommunist Legacy R&F-OnlyDefense of the Motherland GS-OnlyDemocratic Legacy R&F-OnlyDiplomatic Capital GS-OnlyFascist Legacy R&F-OnlyFrescoesGlobal Coalition GS-OnlyHallyu GS-OnlyInspirationIntegrated Attack Logistics GS-OnlyInventionLaissez-FaireLiterary TraditionMartial Law GS-OnlyMercantile Legacy R&F-OnlyMilitary OrganizationMonarchic Legacy R&F-OnlyNavigationNobel PrizeNon-State Actors GS-OnlyOligarchic Legacy R&F-OnlyRabblerousing GS-OnlyRepublican Legacy R&F-OnlyRevelationScience Foundations GS-OnlySpace Tourism GS-OnlyStrategosSymphoniesTheir Finest Hour GS-OnlyTheocratic Legacy R&F-OnlyTraveling Merchants
Dark Age Policy
Dark R&F-Only
Automated Workforce GS-OnlyCollectivism R&F-OnlyCyber Warfare GS-OnlyDecentralization1Despotic Paternalism1Disinformation Campaign GS-OnlyElite Forces R&F-OnlyFlower Power GS-OnlyInquisition R&F-OnlyIsolationism R&F-OnlyLetters of Marque R&F-OnlyMonasticism R&F-OnlyRobber Barons R&F-OnlyRogue State R&F-OnlySamoderzhaviye1Soft Targets1Twilight Valor R&F-Only
Golden Age Policy
Golden1
Culture Industry1Exodus of the Evangelists1Free Inquiry1Heartbeat of Steam1Mandala State1Military-Industrial Complex1Monumentality1Popular Front1Praetorian Guard1Reform the Coinage1Sakdina1Sky and Stars1Solidarity1To Arms!1Wish You Were Here1
1 Dramatic Ages mode only
R&F-Only Added in the Rise and Fall expansion pack.
GS-Only Added in the Gathering Storm expansion pack.
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