realpolitik
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Most presidential administrations have claimed to operate according to a foreign policy doctrine of some kind: for instance, neoconservatism, liberal internationalism, isolationism, or realpolitik.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
Yesterday’s north star of global financial harmony has yielded to today’s realpolitik.
From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026
Legitimate arguments could be made for rebooting U.S.–Saudi relations, on various realpolitik grounds.
From Slate • Nov. 20, 2025
He invited controversy, however, not by advocating a more amoral, realpolitik foreign policy but by delivering a finger-wagging, highly moralistic lecture about, among other things, how our allies are insufficiently liberal about free expression.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2025
An inevitable result of the realpolitik of terrorism is the collaboration with the less savoury elements of society.
From Terrorists and Freedom Fighters by Vaknin, Samuel
Vocabulary lists containing realpolitik
John McCain (1936 - 2018) Tribute List
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2015 Spelling Bee - Words from the Semifinals
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Chapters 24–25
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