Some academics dismiss “principled realism” as a slogan, a bumper sticker with little depth to it. )”Trump’s “whisperer” on this is Henry Kissinger, who is a true believer in principled realism, Wark said. This principled realism will guide our decisions moving forward.”According to a paper in TRENDS Research & Advisory, “this indicates that in practice, ‘principled realism’ means relying on shared interests and “expressly not engaging in former Neoconservative military adventures to spread democracy,” unless it best suits the interests of the U.S. A Foundation for U.S. Foreign Policy. That speech ends with Whitehead saying American was “born in principled realism.

Source: National Post September 26, 2018 19:41 UTC