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Realpolitik (/ r eɪ ˈ ɑː l p ɒ l ɪ ˌ t iː k / ray-AHL-po-lih-teek German: [ʁeˈaːlpoliˌtiːk] ⓘ; from German real 'realistic, practical, actual' and Politik 'politics') is the approach of conducting diplomatic or political policies based primarily on considerations of given circumstances and factors, rather than strictly following ideological, moral, or ethical premises.
An American foreign policy in the Middle East that elevates realpolitik over lecturing countries on human rights may also make a deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel more likely.
Political scientists sometimes associate realism with Realpolitik, [12] as both deal with the pursuit, possession, and application of power. Realpolitik , however, is an older prescriptive guideline limited to policy-making, while realism is a wider theoretical and methodological paradigm which aims to describe, explain, and predict events in ...
Robert Kagan (/ ˈ k eɪ ɡ ən /; born September 26, 1958) is an American columnist.He is a neoconservative [1] scholar. He is a critic of U.S. foreign policy and a leading advocate of liberal internationalism.
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"Peace through strength" is a phrase that suggests that military power can help preserve peace.It has been used by many leaders from Roman Emperor Hadrian in the second century AD to former US President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s.
Since Vladimir Putin attacked Ukraine for the sin of refusing to exist as a Russian satrapy, fiery crude prices are stoking fears of a 1970’s style oil shock, and sending a chill down the market ...
The Bush Doctrine, and neoconservative reasoning, held that containment of the enemy as under the realpolitik of President Ronald Reagan did not work, and that the enemy of the U.S. must be destroyed preemptively before they attack—using all the United States' available means, resources and influences to do so. [17] [23] [24]