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	Realpolitik - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Realpolitik (German: real ("realistic", "practical" or "actual") and Politik ("politics")) is a term to describe or prescribe politics based on strictly practical rather than idealistic notions, and practiced without any sentimental illusions.
		Realpolitik is related to Realism in international relations and can be regarded as one of its foundations, as both implicate power politics.
		Realpolitik however is a prescriptive guideline for policy making (like foreign policy), while Realism is a paradigm that includes a wide variety of theories that describe, explain and predict international relations.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Realpolitik (139 words)

	Talk:Realpolitik - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Realpolitik seems to extend beyond diplomacy, although patterns of alliance often reflect it, for example the current alliance of the United States and Saudi Arabia or the alliance of China and Pakistan.
		I would be wanting to say realpolitik is also about achieving a greater goal by any mean necessary.
		Accordingly, the term Realpolitik is often also used to distinguish successful foreign policy, which is usually within realistic limits, from unsuccessful foreign policy, which is often based on wars motivated by greed or ideology.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Realpolitik (1017 words)

	Realpolitik - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		However, during the early 20th century, realpolitik was abandoned for the doctrine of "Weltpolitik" and arms races and alliances increased, culminating in World War I.
		Various political science schools of thought rely on an analysis of political actions as realpolitik, most notably the Realist and Marxian schools.
		In this context, the policy meant dealing with other powerful nations in a practical manner rather than on the basis of political doctrine or ethics — for instance, Nixon's diplomacy with the People's Republic of China, despite the U.S.'s purported opposition to communism and the previous doctrine of containment.
	www.oroville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Realpolitik (483 words)

	Realpolitik, Prospect Theory and Genocide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Realpolitik is invoked when state security is at risk; the greater danger to the state, the greater the likelihood of political violence and when it occurs, the greater the intensity of violence directed against civilian populations.
		Realpolitik also tends to be most readily invoked under conditions of state insecurity; the greater danger to the state, the greater the likelihood of political violence and when it occurs the greater the intensity of violence directed against civilian populations.
		This symbiosis between realpolitik and prospect theory will be considered relative to the origins of the Holocaust 1941-45, the Armenian genocide of 1915-16, and that of the Tutsi of 1994.
	www.isanet.org /noarchive/midlarsky.html (12430 words)

	http://www.qando.net/ - Realpolitik and the Bush Administration [PT 1]
		In short, Realpolitik is the recognition that, while you might like to see a flowering democracy in Freedonia--and such a thing would enhance the national security of the US--one should weigh the opportunity costs of making such a thing happen before committing diplomatic capital to that end.
		It may have replaced it with a new kind of realpolitik, one more suited to the current age than that of the Cold War, but the Cold War version of Realpolitik does appear to me to be stiffening, turning an odd shade of green, and starting to smell.
		Realpolitik isn't a set of defined policy prescriptions...it is merely the concept of balancing ideals with realities.
	www.qando.net /details.aspx?Entry=960 (1559 words)

	the RANT:: Realpolitik and European Obstructionism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Realpolitik is a word coined by the 17th century by French Prime Minister Cardinal Richelieu.
		Realpolitik was the guiding principal of the European Nation State since its birth in France in the 14th century until the end of WWI.
		As a result, those nations most familiar with the nature of Realpolitik will be the first to address the perceived threat to the international equilibrium by resorting to Realpolitik.
	www.therant.info /archive/000450.html (1192 words)

	Ben Net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Realpolitik is the best Diplomacy mapping program for the Macintosh or the PC.
		I have Carbonized Realpolitik for Mac OS X, as well as added several variants.
		Note: all of these variants except South America, SAS and Crisis are currently included with the Realpolitik distribution.
	homepage.mac.com /bhines/realpolitik.html (88 words)

	Wikinfo \| Realpolitik
		Realpolitik (literally meaning real politics) is the practice of politics independent of moral or ethical considerations, usually for the advancement of the national interests of a country.
		The policy of Realpolitik was introduced to the Nixon White House by Henry Kissinger.
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	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Realpolitik (242 words)

	The Mavens' Word of the Day
		The word Realpolitik refers to a policy of political realism or practical politics, that is, the politics of the real word rather than politics based on theoretical, moral, or idealistic concerns.
		Realpolitik suggests that a country will seek the increase of its own power for its own sake and will use whatever economic or military methods are necessary to accomplish this.
		Realpolitik is a borrowing from German, where it basically means "realist politics." It is, as you might imagine, formed from real, borrowed from the same source as the English word real, and Politik 'politics; policy', from the same source as English politics.
	www.randomhouse.com /wotd/index.pperl?date=19970917 (170 words)

	Machiavel's Crucible, A Discussion of Realpolitik and Related Papers
		In fact, many Realpolitikers are also Realists, but there have also been several Liberalist Realpolitikers, though the idealist bent common in the Liberal view of international politics does not mesh well with the hard-bitten nature of Realpolitik.
		The principal link between Realpolitik and Realism is the belief that the nature of international affairs renders the pursuit of a moralistic foreign policy impractical at best and therefore power is the only legitimate pursuit of states.
		Given that Realpolitikers and Realists believe that to pursue a moralistic foreign policy is ultimately fruitless and will result in the squandering of national power, thus resulting in a decrease in ability to protect their own interests, Realpolitik is a "principled" foreign policy.
	www.geocities.com /CapitolHill/Lobby/9559 (432 words)

	Foreign Affairs - Chinese Realpolitik: Reading Beijing's World-View - Thomas J. Christensen
		Summary: China may be the high church of realpolitik in the post-Cold War world.
		Realpolitik would suggest that any rift between the United States and Japan is good for China.
		China may well be the high church of realpolitik in the post-Cold War world.
	www.foreignaffairs.org /19960901faessay4223/thomas-j-christensen/chinese-realpolitik-reading-beijing-s-world-view.html (762 words)

	Realpolitik (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In the 1970’s Henry Kissinger used a strategy referred to as Realpolitik in his foreign relations policy (and for those who remember the ‘70’s, Kissinger’s foreign policy was America’s foreign policy—they were one and the same).
		Realpolitik has gotten a bad rap particularly from starry-eyed liberals who think we can sit around the campfire and sing Cumbaya with the likes of Castro, Khaddafi, Arafat, ad nauseam, if only we make a better effort to understand them.
		That’s because if we have a realistic attitude about France to begin with, we won’t expect France to do something that she perceives is not in her best interests.
	www.perkinsplace.com /realpolitik.htm (664 words)

	Bad Attitudes: Commonplace, 11/28/04 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Realpolitik rises from the notion, which seems so obvious to bullies and thieves, that all the world is composed of thieves and bullies.
		And since so much of it is, realpolitik seems plausible at first glance.
		It is no accident that the Kissingers of the world are made irritable by human rights, civil rights, and democratic procedures at home as well as abroad.
	badattitudes.com /MT/archives/002143.html (199 words)

	Realpolitik Manual
		Realpolitik is a Diplomacy© tool for the MacOS and Win9x, written by Jim Van Verth (jvsquare@mindspring.com).
		Win9x: Realpolitik has not been thoroughly tested for minimum requirements, but it should run on any machine that supports Windows 95/98/NT, with at least 256 colors available.
		Realpolitik will accept either a Judge file, or a plain list of orders.
	personal.redestb.es /fpedrosa/ludomensic/diplomacy/realpolitik_manual/realpolitik_manual.htm (1858 words)

	Morgenthau's "Realpolitik" and the war in Yugoslavia
		From Acheson to Dulles to Kissinger to now Albright, Morgenthau's realpolitik has generated a fairly consistent foreign policy to support US national interests, while it survived several changes in the identity of the enemies of American values by alternatively demonizing and resurrecting them.
		Morgenthau saw clearly that mass communication is an essential element of foreign policy for a democracy or even a totalitarian state.
		Despite the advocacy for realpolitik, it can be argued that Morgenthau's theory of international politics is fundamentally concerned with a normative morality, and that his moral theory is rooted in the Judeo-Christian tradition.
	www.marxmail.org /archives/May99/morgenthau.htm (695 words)

	The Hindu : Opinion / Leader Page Articles : RSS and realpolitik
		But by all indications the RSS concern about issues of realpolitik was triggered by some of the challenges its own leadership faced in dealing with the present political situation.
		In fact, there is a growing agreement within the different levels of the RSS hierarchy that the controversy has come at the most inopportune time for the organisation.
		It is too early to predict whether this concoction is good enough for the RSS to make that major foray into the realm of realpolitik.
	www.hindu.com /2004/09/07/stories/2004090703661000.htm (1285 words)

	April 28, 2000 Speech by Commissioner Harold Furchtgott-Roth: The Realpolitik of Regulation:Offensive and Defensive ...
		This is the fundamental basis for the realpolitik of regulation.
		With all of these ten attributes of the realpolitik of regulation at work, it is impossible to determine whether the benefits of regulation exceed the costs.
		The offensive strategy for regulators in the realpolitik of regulation is to expand these characteristics; the defensive strategy for everyone else is to diminish them.
	www.fcc.gov /Speeches/Furchtgott_Roth/2000/sphfr005.html (5083 words)

	rankinblog: Realpolitik
		Realpolitik is foreign policy based on practical concerns (political expediency) rather than ideals or ethics.
		Interests coincided for the greater good of all oligarchs combined and the playboy bootlegger's son was sent off in style.
		Kissinger liked to preach realpolitik, but in terms of controlling your environment he was a schoolboy in knickers compared to J Edgar Hoover and Sam Giancana.
	www.rankinblog.com /rankinblog/2005/11/realpolitik.html (788 words)

	More David Podvin 6/17/05
		For the GOP, practical politics consists of engaging in deception and intimidation while implementing the philosophy that the ends justify the means.
		For Democrats, realpolitik should be a happy confluence of morality and expediency.
		The winning tactic is to be honest while indulging in neither embellishment nor self-censorship.
	www.makethemaccountable.com /podvin/more/050617_Realpolitik.htm (1307 words)

	Realpolitik page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Saturation bombing of Hanoi was turned on and off in order to compel north Vietnamese agreement.
		Kissinger received the Nobel Peace prize, which should perhaps be renamed the Realpolitik prize.
		Much of modern diplomacy and foreign policy is based on power reasons not at once observable to the onlooker.
	www.angelfire.com /mac/egmatthews/worldinfo/glossary/realpolitik.html (152 words)

	realpolitik - OneLook Dictionary Search
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		realpolitik : Compact Oxford English Dictionary [home, info]
		Realpolitik : Hutchinson's Dictionary of Difficult Words [home, info]
	www.onelook.com /?w=realpolitik&loc=resrd (163 words)

	Realpolitik (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		If you are familiar with Open Source licenses, it is basically the Artistic License, with one additional proviso: you must
		Realpolitik can be run on any Macintosh supporting Color Quickdraw and running System 7.0 or higher, with 8 Megabytes of RAM and 6 Megabytes of available disk space.
		Realpolitik can run on any Windows machine with a 256 color monitor and running at least Windows 95, with 8 Megabytes of RAM and 6 Megabytes of available disk space.
	realpolitik.sourceforge.net /downloads.html (103 words)

	Bush's Realpolitik a real tragedy for poor women (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The problem with poor women around the world is they haven't bought any full-page ads pledging support for America's war on terror.
		If those poor women are smart, though, they'll get busy discovering oil and denouncing Osama bin Laden anyway.
		In these days of Realpolitik, an insurance policy always comes in handy.
	www.post-gazette.com /columnists/20020724sally0724p5.asp (727 words)

	Ben's Realpolitik Variants (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Here I had put up my own Diplomacy variants for Realpolitik, the premier Diplomacy mapping program.
		Arab Diplomacy (8 player, Gulf War) - zip archive - View map- this variant is known as "Arab1" on USTR.
		If you do not have the current version, be sure to get it as it includes a number of fixes.
	tunnels.tripod.com /real.html (116 words)

	American war German realpolitik and international law
		Ludwig August von Rochau (1810-1873) published this and similar nostrums as “The principles of realpolitik”, drawing his demoralised conclusions from the failure of the bourgeois revolution of 1848-49.
		The liberal journalist recommended his readers among the German bourgeoisie and middle classes to foreswear their high ideals of democracy and liberty and come to terms with the Prussian police and military state, which was entirely legitimised by its success in crushing the revolution in blood.
		In 1848, he wrote as a journalist of the liberal middle class against the “lefts” in the Frankfurt Paulskirche just as sharply as he did against the conservative followers of the German princely houses.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2003/may2003/germ-m10_prn.shtml (2368 words)

	FARMING THE PERMAFROST: The Realpolitik of Public Education Reform
		FARMING THE PERMAFROST: The Realpolitik of Public Education Reform
		Reformers have seldom been able to overcome public and parental complacency or untangle the gridlock of elected officials, school boards, administrators, teachers, and outside interest groups.
		In subsequent articles, I will detail some of my favorites, and explore how they might be combined.
	users.rcn.com /jonmarin/ed_reform.htm (2751 words)

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