Topic collection
5 articles
Diplomacy and the Realist School of International Relations The study of international relations is often a tug-of-war between utopian ideals and the harsh realities of global power. In h...
Read Diplomacy and the Realist School of International RelationsRealpolitik: The Pragmatic Approach to Power and Diplomacy In the complex arena of international relations, leaders often face a choice between adhering to high-minded ideals or respondin...
Read Realpolitik: The Pragmatic Approach to Power and DiplomacyWeltpolitik: Germany's Ambition for Global Power At the turn of the 20th century, the German Empire embarked on a bold and aggressive foreign policy known as Weltpolitik (German for "worl...
Read Weltpolitik: Germany's Ambition for Global PowerOtto von Bismarck: The Iron Chancellor and the Unification of Germany Otto von Bismarck remains one of the most influential figures in modern European history. Known as the Iron Chancello...
Read Otto von Bismarck: The Iron Chancellor and the Unification of GermanyGerman Unification: The Rise of the German Empire The unification of Germany was a transformative political process that reorganized a collection of early modern polities into a single, p...
Read German Unification: The Rise of the German Empire (1866–1871)