Jul 30, 2006 14:27
18 yrs ago
Russian term

Политика силы

Russian to English Social Sciences History
…Британия никогда не была более одинокой, чем сейчас. Мы одиноки идейно, так как мы не приняли ни философию свободного предпринимательства Америки, ни ****политики силы**** русского марксизма…

…Альтернативой является возвращение к ****политике силы****, к сферам влияния, к началу нового мира со старым Адамом…

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power politics

Peer comment(s):

agree Zoya Askarova : В сборнике Политика с позиции силы (Power Politics, 1972) поэтесса использует иной метафорический подход для исследования... http://www.historic.h15.ru/data/1002873A.htm
3 mins
agree David Knowles
16 mins
agree Elena Iercoşan
59 mins
agree GaryG
1 hr
agree Sara Noss
1 hr
agree Kirill Semenov
1 hr
agree Olga Layer
3 hrs
agree Anna Tomashevskaya
3 hrs
agree Vitaly Kisin
6 hrs
agree Deborah Hoffman : is there another kind? lol
10 hrs
in theory...sure :)
agree Farkhod Isaev
13 hrs
agree Natalie Lyssova
19 hrs
disagree Tom Fennell : power politics refers to foreign afairs, where this seems to be a more general description. It is contrasted with "free enterprise philosophy of America", which is definitely broader than foreign plcy. Author of Russian orig may be conceptually confused
20 hrs
The second sentence is clearly talking about foreign affairs. The author may be confused but it is our job to translate that confusion. The option you agreed with will confuse only the reader.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Спасибо, Константин"
+5
5 mins

politics of power

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Peer comment(s):

agree Zoya Askarova : В сборнике Политика с позиции силы (Power Politics, 1972) поэтесса использует иной метафорический подход для исследования... http://www.historic.h15.ru/data/1002873A.htm
4 mins
agree Alexander Demyanov
8 mins
agree Сергей Лузан
16 hrs
agree zhop (X)
18 hrs
agree Tom Fennell
20 hrs
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-1
9 mins

policy of forse

Вариантов может быть много; просто мне больше нравится этот.

SECRETARY OF STATE MADELEINE K. ALBRIGHT AND EGYPTIAN FOREIGN ...insisting on using the policy of force against Iraq, and why don't you give the chance to other parties to find a peaceful solution? ...
www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/moussa.htm - 15k - Cached - Similar pages


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Note added at 9 mins (2006-07-30 14:37:20 GMT)
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Sorry - forCe...
Peer comment(s):

disagree Tom Fennell : again this is only foreign policy
20 hrs
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9 mins

power politics

See the Wikipedia definition, I think it fits
Peer comment(s):

agree Zoya Askarova : В сборнике Политика с позиции силы (Power Politics, 1972) поэтесса использует иной метафорический подход для исследования... http://www.historic.h15.ru/data/1002873A.htm
1 min
Thanks Zoya - it looks like Konstantin was a few minutes ahead of me
agree Elena Iercoşan
56 mins
agree GaryG
1 hr
agree Olga Layer
3 hrs
agree Anna Tomashevskaya
3 hrs
agree Сергей Лузан
16 hrs
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11 hrs

"big stick policy"

What do you think of this one? Or is it too specific?

Big Stick Policy in American history, policy popularized and named by Theodore Roosevelt that asserted US domination when such dominance was considered the ...
www.britannica.com/eb/article-9079161
Peer comment(s):

disagree Tom Fennell : again refers to foreign policy only.
9 hrs
Well, it depends...
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