Word: realpolitiker
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...mastering the strategic realpolitik of managing relations with Beijing weren't hard enough, President Bush now faces the additional discomfort of having China policy emerge as a domestic political issue. Even as the President comes out swinging now that the 24 U.S. personnel are safe, his handling of his first international crisis is taking a hammering on the right, where commentators are lining up to bash it as dangerous appeasement. And it has to sting a little when a president seeking to model himself on Ronald Reagan is accused by true-blue conservatives of having handled the matter as Bill...
...That's a perfectly reasonable, realpolitik consideration for a government. But it has nothing to do with reporting. And this crisis provides a useful reminder that, contrary to popular belief, our media are often not nearly as troublemaking as they should...
...ending up as the No. 1 draft pick this June." But Yao's bid is caught up in capitalist wrangling?and Chinese political calculations. His team, the Shanghai Sharks, is holding out for a hefty deal to compensate giving up its showcase player. And in a weird twist of realpolitik, Yao's chances of playing in the States could depend on his national rival Wang's hoop success in Dallas: China might not want to risk dispatching another sporting ambassador to failure. "We don't want our players to be embarrassed in the NBA," says a Beijing sportswriter...
...guardian of his country's perpetual revolution, the man who gave the nod? Might al-Megrahi and others have been set on their murderous task by others, such as the Iranians or a Palestinian terrorist group with close ties to Syria and Iran? What role if any did the realpolitik of the West's parlous relations with the Middle East play in this case...
Sadly, Harry is not cut out to be a diplomat. His realpolitik is about as low as it comes. When his government comes calling, he leaves bawling. The rest of the play charts the moral angst and posturing that goes on over the decision. The second act asks the whodunit question: what did Harry choose? I wonder, since they're living in the Netherlands and all. Unfortunately Harry never considers the option of switching careers and saving himself a lot of explaining...