Weltpolitik

It is intimately connected with his Weltpolitik, as his Weltpolitik is with his foreign policy in general -- indeed one might say his Weltpolitik is his foreign policy -- a policy of economic expansion, with a desperate apprehension of losing any of the Empire's property, and a determination to have a voice in the matter when there is any loose property anywhere in the world to be disposed of.

William of Germany Stanley Shaw

It is intimately connected with his Weltpolitik, as his Weltpolitik is with his foreign policy in general ” indeed one might say his Weltpolitik is his foreign policy ” a policy of economic expansion, with a desperate apprehension of losing any of the Empire's property, and a determination to have a voice in the matter when there is any loose property anywhere in the world to be disposed of.

William of Germany Shaw, Stanley 1913

Other variations include Weltpolitik (participation in world affairs) and Machtpolitik (political action based on military might).

Week in Words Erin McKean 2011

Frankly, if you're going that route, I'd suggest a nice bourbon, but then again, I retain a significant amount of "sorority girl" in my Weltpolitik.

a bright orange bag on the carousel 2009

Frankly, if you're going that route, I'd suggest a nice bourbon, but then again, I retain a significant amount of "sorority girl" in my Weltpolitik.

i'll have the glenmorangie with fries please 2009

Germany's Weltpolitik called for a doubling of the size of her Navy and the establishment of naval bases in all her African colonies (thereby posing a threat to the Royal Navy's control of the high seas).

'World War I: The African Front' 2008

By the late 1890s, the German government had inaugurated its full-scale attempt at Weltpolitik—the drive for global political, strategic, and economic prominence, for recognition of Germany as a world power, and for what was referred to in Berlin as “world political freedom.”

The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008

By the late 1890s, the German government had inaugurated its full-scale attempt at Weltpolitik—the drive for global political, strategic, and economic prominence, for recognition of Germany as a world power, and for what was referred to in Berlin as “world political freedom.”

The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008

Much of the discussion is about the two major streams of imperialist thought that was being discussed in Germany those were Weltpolitik and Lebensraum.

The Ideological Origins of Nazi Imperialism by Woodruff D. Smith jmnlman 2007

Much of the discussion is about the two major streams of imperialist thought that was being discussed in Germany those were Weltpolitik and Lebensraum.

Archive 2007-11-01 jmnlman 2007