realpolitik

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Legitimate arguments could be made for rebooting U.S.–Saudi relations, on various realpolitik grounds.

From Slate • Nov. 20, 2025

It's partly the sort of realpolitik of the chalk network that I live on, which is just this spectacularly rare ecosystem.

From Salon • May 28, 2025

A moment of rejection and a resulting shift to realpolitik that the famed Victorian realist Hardy would have been proud of.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025

It is a fine balancing act between the virtuous ideals of democracy and the harsh constraints of realpolitik.

From Terrorists and Freedom Fighters by Vaknin, Samuel