Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Realpolitik Without Realism 309 February 9, 2012 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Moscow Times (Russia) on by (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Russia Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Saudi Arabia: US Voters Care about the Rent, Not the War November 7, 2026. Published in Arab NewsAverage voters do not primarily cast ballots for abstract strategic outcomes or distant conflicts; they vote to keep the lights on and the rent paid. 0 Australia: Why Cost of Living Concerns Are Upending Global Politics November 9, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Taiwan: Blue Wave Engulfs Trump November 6, 2026. Published in UDNRefusing to be yes-men to those in power is the correct path in the pursuit of democracy. 0 Australia: The Spying Affair Scandal Surrounding Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Could Shape the US-China AI Race November 10, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Austria: Trump’s Defeat Doesn’t Mean Europe Is Safe November 12, 2026. Published in Der StandardFighting for Europe’s independence makes more than economic sense. 0 Topics Saudi Arabia: The US Elections … a Test of Cognitive Immunity November 12, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatOne manifestation of weak cognitive immunity is projecting political aspirations onto the ballot box. 0 Egypt: The 60 Days That Could Define Trump’s Final 2 Years November 12, 2026. Published in Ahram OnlineA division within Trump’s own camp may be more immediately important than any Democratic resolution. 0 Kenya: Midterm Election Results Good News for America and the World November 12, 2026. Published in The Standard 0 Poland: Trump Pays the Price for Expensive Gas, Not for ‘Betraying Eastern Europe’* Part 1 November 12, 2026. Published in RzeczpospolitaIn what sense did Trump change America? 0 Mexico: The ‘Donroe Doctrine’ Is in Trouble November 12, 2026. Published in La Jornada 0 Austria: Trump’s Defeat Doesn’t Mean Europe Is Safe November 12, 2026. Published in Der StandardFighting for Europe’s independence makes more than economic sense. 0 Germany: Trumpism Can Only Be Fought with ‘Affordability’ November 12, 2026. Published in Taz[W]thout inflation and high gasoline prices ... Trump and his cabinet of brutally unqualified sycophants and the cowardly Republican Party would not have been punished so severely. 0 Luxembourg: The Unpopular Populist: How Trump Mucked Up the Election for Republicans November 10, 2026. Published in TageblattMAGA ideology has made fawning courtiers of a monarch out of politicians with free will. 0 Related Articles Germany: Europe Can’t Leave Ukraine to Trump* November 1, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungOne should, if possible, be sitting at the table when decisions are being made about one’s continent. Italy: President Trump and the Other Crocodiles October 26, 2026. Published in La Repubblica[T]he right does not offer a better world — that would be difficult. Rather, it pursues and consolidates a worse one. Taiwan: Betrayed by Trump, Ukraine Was Once a ‘City upon a Hill’ October 21, 2026. Published in UDNTaiwan’s “city upon a hill” is actually built on volatile colliding geopolitical tectonic plates. Germany: Trump Remains Putin’s Best Helper October 18, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungKyiv should ask itself whether it is relying too much on Trump. Ukraine’s true allies are the Europeans. Poland: Why It’s Hard To Give Up War* October 14, 2026. Published in RzeczpospolitaThanks to Trump, Russia could tip the balance in its favor. Previous articleGeorgia’s SOS Synagogue Of Satan Brian KempNext articlePutin Chasing Imaginary American Ghosts LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment