realpolitik
Noun
Meaning
politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations
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Realpolitik does not disappear in the Information Age. But it remains state-centric, in an era organized around networks, including networks of states.
That sounds like post hoc realpolitik rationalizing bullshit.
Bush doesn't present himself as a realpolitik politician.
His style may be deemed helpful in the abhorrent trench warfare of realpolitik, particularly during elections.
Politicians in Europe understand these issues and are as versed in realpolitik as politicians anywhere else.
Stuart Creighton Miller posits that the public's sense of innocence about Realpolitik (cf.