#Realpolitik

Liminal Warmth ❤️

liminal_warmth

The reason I dislike political power games played with naked Realpolitik instead of established rules of engagement is that I've spent time playing these games and despite winning plenty I

Alexander Clarkson

APHClarkson

You could use exactly the same argument about the US, China or any other powerful state that ruthlessly defends accress and integrity of its internal market in negotiations with neighbouring

David Mulroney

David_Mulroney

1/3 We've learned that Ottawa, willing to countenance Chinese-made security scanners in our embassies, was equally unconcerned that the PLA's Canadian-trained winter warriors might apply their skills in, say, the

Hugo Gye

HugoGye

Brexit row over vaccine is identical to blue passports.Could the UK legally have approved vaccine earlier / changed passport colour as an EU member? Yes.Have other EU members done so

Louise Mensch, M.A.

LouiseMensch

1/ I’m essentially just a national security writer, but I’m going to break my rule just once as some friends are upset @chuckschumer is being “too accommodating” or Biden is

Diane Marie

DianeMariePosts

Ugh, CBC's At Issue. On the matter of Chinese genocide, Althia Raj asserts that the government looks weak and indecisive because it's being cautious on calling the Chinese government genocidal.

Bruno Waterfield

BrunoBrussels

Barnier is still in London. He is at the limit of his (very restrictive) mandate and is expected to head back to Brussels tomorrow for talks. France has flourished its

Katie Bo Williams

KatieBoWill

In a particularly frank moment during an exit interview, departing Syria envoy Jim Jeffrey acknowledged to me that when it came to troop levels there, “We were always playing shell

Roland Freudenstein

RoFreudenstein

Monsieur Araud. There is a question I’ve been meaning to ask you (and, admittedly, many other French people) for a long time. What exactly do you mean by ‘geopolitical constraints’?

शुभ्रास्था (Shubhrastha)

Shubhrastha

Bihar elections 2020 elections mean the following: 1. BJP under the stellar leadership of @narendramodi ji has become a formidable force to reckon with in Bihar &the only party that

el gato malo

boriquagato

if there is one thing we learned from herr goethe, it's that faustian bargains come with terrible costs.so, it would appear, do faucian bargains.if this man moved the goalposts any

Will Schryver

imetatronink

I want to preface my following remarks by emphasizing that I am speaking purely from a realpolitik standpoint. I am disregarding any moral, ideological, or human rights considerations.CHINA, TAIWAN, and

Russ

RussInCheshire

Huge errorOnly 38% still think Brexit is a good idea. "Red wall" seats won't reward Labour for delivering Brexit - they'll punish Tories for Brexit being shit, for Covid and

Constantino Xavier

ConstantinoX

Whether he is right or not, PM Oli’s remarks reflect:1) his internal weakness, concern2) total breakdown in ties with IndiaSituation with Nepal is looking increasingly similar to the India-Maldives crisis

Jeff Horwitz

JeffHorwitz

Facebook has said that it won’t bow to political pressure when enforcing its policies on elections integrity and hate speech. In India, the story’s not so simple.https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/facebook-hate-speech-india-politics-musli

Ahmed

Post_Apathy

'Only a crisis - actual or perceived - produces real change. When that crisis occurs, the actions that are taken depend on the ideas that are lying around.' 'That, I

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