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The French president defended Ukraine and called for an unprecedented effort to strengthen Europe’s defense in a speech aimed at rallying the French people. Yet he refrained from criticizing Donald ...

And it was apparently a real master class in realpolitik from Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance. The term realpolitik was invented by the Europeans, or more precisely, by the Germans.

Less than two months into Trump’s presidency, sweeping policy changes are reshaping the United States. From the mass ...

This embrace of realpolitik — the art of the practical — may prove the only effective strategy for achieving a peace. At Monday’s joint White House press conference with President Macron of France, Mr ...

Is the outcome of the German election bullish for European stocks? It depends on the degree to which “realpolitik” prevails in the era of Donald Trump. German equities and European defense ...

Over a century ago, America entered World War I, laying the foundations for global dominance and the liberal world order.

Iran places great importance on ordinary citizens' willingness to die for their religion. Yet, following Israel's bombing of the Iranian embassy in Syria on April 1, the regime that touts ...

It is very easy to explain, and it’s an old story. The history of the world has demonstrated a trend among aggressor nations ...

Still, in both cases, we see the working of stark realpolitik pitted against a world that the West thought would last longer but is already starting to crumble — the world of mutually agreed-upon ...

By Andreas Theophanous When Russia launched its attack on Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the US, the EU and other Western powers had a strong reaction. Russia soon became "the most sanctioned nation", ...