''See also:'' [[Realist school of international relations]]
''See also:'' [[Realist school of international relations]]
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The "realist school" of international relations is an Anglicization of the German term "[[Realpolitik]]" popularized by [[Otto von Bismarck]] associated with [[Machiavelli]]an tactics, and may include either a pragmatic or otherwise non-ideological approach to achieving political ends.
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The "realist school" of international relations is an Anglicization of the German term "[[Realpolitik]]" popularized by [[Otto von Bismarck]] and associated with [[Machiavelli]]an tactics, which may include either a pragmatic or otherwise non-ideological approach to achieving political ends.
The leading international relations website E-International Relations describes the [[realist school of international relations]] thusly:
The leading international relations website E-International Relations describes the [[realist school of international relations]] thusly: