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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The apparent collapse of more than 50 years of Assad family rule over the Syrian Arabian Republic is a monumental turning point in Middle East power politics.
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Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
Subianto bristles at international criticism over human rights and other topics, but he’s expected to keep the country’s pragmatic approach to power politics.
—Victoria Milko, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024
Most people cannot comprehend the coming changes or imagine how prolonged depopulation will recast societies, economies, and power politics.
—Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
Dance is leading Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty, examining how some of the greatest works of art in the Western world were born out of an era of violence, power politics and rivalry.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2024
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Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
Subianto bristles at international criticism over human rights and other topics, but he’s expected to keep the country’s pragmatic approach to power politics.
—Victoria Milko, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024
Most people cannot comprehend the coming changes or imagine how prolonged depopulation will recast societies, economies, and power politics.
—Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
Dance is leading Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty, examining how some of the greatest works of art in the Western world were born out of an era of violence, power politics and rivalry.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Power politics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20politics. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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