realpolitik
or Re·al·po·li·tik
political realism or practical politics, especially policy based on power rather than on ideals.
Origin of realpolitik
1Other words from realpolitik
- re·al·po·li·tik·er [rey-ahl-poh-lee-ti-ker, ree-], /reɪˈɑl poʊˌli tɪ kər, ri-/, noun
Words Nearby realpolitik
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How to use realpolitik in a sentence
Since then, Russia has resorted to realpolitik to cover up the purely ideological motivation of its actions.
The Global System Has Failed. Ukraine Is Showing the World How to Build A Better One | Andriy Yermak | April 29, 2022 | TimeNow is the right time for a combination of interest and justice, values and realpolitik.
The Global System Has Failed. Ukraine Is Showing the World How to Build A Better One | Andriy Yermak | April 29, 2022 | TimeSome of the darkest days of the Cold War—governed by realpolitik calculations of power—were also suffused with human rights concerns at the highest official levels.
George Shultz Showed U.S. Foreign Policy Is Strongest When We Combine Realism and Human Rights | Robert D. Kaplan | February 9, 2021 | TimeThe rhetoric has been harsh, but given the realpolitik of East African foreign policy, the actions have been decidedly mixed.
Murder could now be weighed as a necessary price to pay for realpolitik.
And these odds were often set by realpolitik, rather than a moral compass.
For more almost two hours, the conversation moved back and forth between liberal idealism and populist realpolitik.
All In on Gitmo: Obama Returns to Fight for a Shutdown | Daniel Klaidman | May 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIf there is a theme that runs through Hagel's syllabus choices, it's a pretty realpolitik one.
Having turned the neutral world into enemies, realpolitik was now ready to turn Germany's allies into neutrals.
World's War Events, Volume III | VariousIn the second half of the nineteenth century Macchiavellism received the name of practical policy (realpolitik).
Morals and the Evolution of Man | Max Simon NordauThis, of course, does not tend to enhance the realpolitik instincts of the nation.
After the Rain | Sam VakninHe little knew, poor man, how much he was flattering our capacity for realpolitik!
As it was, realpolitik counselled prudence, and the observance of the forms of Christianity.
The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) | John Holland Rose
British Dictionary definitions for realpolitik
/ (reɪˈɑːlpɒlɪˈtiːk) /
a ruthlessly realistic and opportunist approach to statesmanship, rather than a moralistic one, esp as exemplified by Bismarck
Origin of realpolitik
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for realpolitik
[ (ray-ahl-poh-li-teek) ]
Governmental policies based on hard, practical considerations rather than on moral or idealistic concerns. Realpolitik is German for “the politics of reality” and is often applied to the policies of nations that consider only their own interests in dealing with other countries.
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