realpolitik

Pragmatic, often expansionist, diplomacy and politics focused on perceived national interests of the state to the near exclusion of ethical, moral, and theoretical objectives.countableuncountable

• Realpolitik, in one or another form, is, therefore, from the standpoint of science and of abstract principle, immoral, unsound and no defense of it on the ground of concrete necessity can make it otherwise.
• Beyond pragmatism or realpolitik, analysts believe that the collaborative, respectful approach to partnership that the EU and Canada are pursuing could have broader, global resonance.