realpolitik

Example Sentences

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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

The disappeared of Chile, the forgotten dead of all those nations Kissinger devastated with his “realpolitik,” are crying out for justice.

From Los Angeles Times