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 Trump administration’s innovative use of export controls on cutting-edge technology has become the new tool of choice for twenty-first-century power politics.
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Andrew Byers, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2024
Sarkissian is a techno-optimist, seeing the march of science and technology as enabling small states to overcome the limitations imposed by geography, power politics, and traditional geopolitics, thus disrupting the dominance of large states.
—Shivshankar Menon, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Political corruption and power politics are never far away in the contemporary Philippines, a reality that ABS-CBN has experienced firsthand.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2024
With the Israel–Gaza War intensifying, Americans may lose focus on how Tehran is reshaping power politics in the Middle East through its alliances with Moscow and, perhaps more important, Beijing.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
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Andrew Byers, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2024
Sarkissian is a techno-optimist, seeing the march of science and technology as enabling small states to overcome the limitations imposed by geography, power politics, and traditional geopolitics, thus disrupting the dominance of large states.
—Shivshankar Menon, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Political corruption and power politics are never far away in the contemporary Philippines, a reality that ABS-CBN has experienced firsthand.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2024
With the Israel–Gaza War intensifying, Americans may lose focus on how Tehran is reshaping power politics in the Middle East through its alliances with Moscow and, perhaps more important, Beijing.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
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“Power politics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20politics. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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