Word: realpolitiker
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...German Chancellor Helmut Kohl last week approved backing for a private bank loan of more than $330 million to East Germany, the second time in two years that Bonn has guaranteed such a deal. In the language of diplomacy, the loan carried no conditions. But in the world of Realpolitik there were clear requirements, and it came as no surprise when the West German government also announced that East Germany will ease some of the restrictions that divide families and friends in the two countries. Among the improvements: West Germans can now spend 45 days a year instead...
Above all, Gromyko is recognized as an indestructible practitioner of Realpolitik. Says a West German diplomat: "He knows the long-term objectives of Soviet policy as no other human, and he sees things in that light...
...Syrian President may have dealt a mortal blow to Arafat's leadership, but his brutal Realpolitik was not supported by any Arab government except Libya's. From Jordan and Egypt to Saudi Arabia and the gulf states, Arab governments were still voicing support for Arafat...
...islands that are vulnerable from an American point of view. I say this as an American resident but I also see this from the point of view from the Caribbean. The two points of views are somewhat different. From the American point of view, and seeing it from a realpolitik point of view, a world power with what it considers to be an insecure perimeter. The question is, what's the best strategy in a situation like this? Do you believe that an invasion was vitally necessary to achieve even its most cynical objectives? There are various alternatives which...
...front of the Cathedral of X, which you cannot see because I am standing in front of it." It was also felt that Clark's image of history as a saga of noble names and sublime objects without much regard for the shaping forces of economics or Realpolitik was, to say the least, archaic...