What is Realpolitik?
1 Answer
Jul 25, 2016
Real Politik is the use of political pragmatism without moral or ethical standards. Can be used as a pejorative. The actions of Otto Von Bismarck in creating the German Nation was an early example.
Explanation:
The actions of Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger during the 1970s with Foreign Policy in South-East Asia could be seen as Real Politik.
A more modern example would be the actions of Vladimir Putin of Russia.