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

He’s living up to a realpolitik maxim attributed to various Latin American caudillos: For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law.

From Los Angeles Times

Yesterday’s north star of global financial harmony has yielded to today’s realpolitik.

From Barron's

Yesterday’s north star of global financial harmony has yielded to today’s realpolitik.

From Barron's

Juvenile power fantasies are now meeting realpolitik and power.

From Salon