realpolitik

Example Sentences

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I get that the winning calculus for Democrats right now must lean on cold, hard realpolitik if they want to stop Donald Trump from retaking the White House.

From Los Angeles Times

The relationship also underscores the Emirates’ realpolitik foreign policy.

From Seattle Times

Both of these were unlikely propositions, the opposite of cold-eyed realpolitik.

From Salon

What followed was a Cold War-era drama that would serve American interests - a key component of Kissinger’s practice of realpolitik.

From Washington Times

What followed was a Cold War-era drama that would serve American interests — a key component of Kissinger’s practice of realpolitik.

From Seattle Times