realpolitik

The alliance was driven purely by realpolitik rather than shared democratic values.该联盟纯粹是由现实政治驱动，而不是共享的民主价值观。

Realpolitik sometimes requires cooperating with regimes whose values differ sharply from one's own.现实政治有时需要与那些价值观截然不同的政权进行合作。