The "realist school" of international relations is an Anglicization of the German term "[[Realpolitick]]" 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. | The "realist school" of international relations is an Anglicization of the German term "[[Realpolitick]]" 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. |