machtpolitik
📖 Definitions
noun
Power politics: policies that advocate the use of power and physical force to attain their goals.
💬 Usage Examples
“Either the US military will have to intervene in force (including with substantial ground troops) or we’ll have to ally, in a very un-American display of machtpolitik, with Bashar Assad.” Ross Douthat; Grand Illusion in Syria; The New York Times; Sep 21, 2014.