(in international affairs) the threat or use of force as an instrument of national policy
power politics in American English
1.
political activity, as by an officeholder, characterized by the use of power, influence, etc., usually in ways regarded assomewhat unethical, to effect a desired result
2.
international political relations in which each nation attempts to increase its own power and interests by using military or economic coercion
Examples of 'power politics' in a sentence
power politics
Grossman, the arch-exponent of power politics, knew that the discussion was venturing on to impossibly marshy ground.
Dobbs, Michael WALL GAMES (1994)
The misshapen power politics that have infected the inner council will be purged, and the office of the Kaisho will be restored.