He was a staunch Catholic traditionalist who resisted liberalist interpretations of Catholic dogma. It advocates a more liberal version of the mother party's social liberalist ideology. It focused on small government and liberalist politics. These efforts heralded a particular type of patriotism based on classical liberalist notions of self-interest. However, this effect is neutralized among Nordic or liberalist countries. Enbuske has defined himself as a classical liberalist, supporting free market economy and Western civilization. In 1999, Knaus co-founded the European Stability Initiative, a liberalist think tank, in Sarajevo.