power politics
noun
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: politics based primarily on the use of power (such as military and economic strength) as a coercive force rather than on ethical precepts
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These were not the rules of the liberal international order, which sought to supplant power politics with legal procedures.
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Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
After Germany started two World Wars in the last century, Germany's power politics stressed the role of multilateral institutions like the U.N. and diplomacy in remedying conflicts.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
This shift could lead to a transition back to the power politics of earlier eras.
—Monica Duffy Toft, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2025
The Ukraine Factor The U.S. decision to vote with Russia against a United Nations bill on the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine this week also came as a wake-up call that global power politics had changed more profoundly than since the end of World War II.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
After Germany started two World Wars in the last century, Germany's power politics stressed the role of multilateral institutions like the U.N. and diplomacy in remedying conflicts.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
This shift could lead to a transition back to the power politics of earlier eras.
—Monica Duffy Toft, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2025
The Ukraine Factor The U.S. decision to vote with Russia against a United Nations bill on the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine this week also came as a wake-up call that global power politics had changed more profoundly than since the end of World War II.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Power politics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20politics. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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