| − | '''Realpolitik''' is [[politics]] based on [[reality]], which was an approach popularized by [[Otto von Bismarck]] in putting together the [[German]] nation in the years leading up to 1871. This method is associated with [[Machiavellian]] tactics, and may include either a pragmatic or otherwise non-ideological approach to achieving political ends. | + | '''Realpolitik''' is [[politics]] based on [[reality]], which was an approach popularized by [[Otto von Bismarck]] in putting together the [[German]] nation in the years leading up to 1871. This method is associated with [[Machiavelli]]an tactics, and may include either a pragmatic or otherwise non-ideological approach to achieving political ends. |