realpolitik

In the end, realpolitik triumphed, with Kenya not prepared to jeopardise its closer ties with Turkey, which saw the two countries sign a military co-operation agreement in July.

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.

The relationship also underscores the Emirates’ realpolitik foreign policy.

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

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