Translation guide
The use of military or economic power to influence international relations, often implying coercion or force rather than diplomacy.
The concept of nations using their power (military, economic) to achieve goals, often contrasted with diplomacy or international law.
The direct loanword from English, widely understood in political science and news contexts.
国際関係は依然としてパワーポリティクスに支配されている。
International relations are still dominated by power politics.
A more literal Japanese translation, often used in academic or explanatory writing.
Describing any situation where power or force is used to get one's way, not necessarily in international relations.
Implies 'politics by brute force'. Can be used metaphorically for office politics, etc.
会社の内部は力ずくの政治で動いている。
The company is run by power politics internally.
His theory criticizes power politics.
Another translation emphasizing 'authority' or 'power' in a political context. Less common than パワーポリティクス.
19世紀のヨーロッパは権力政治の時代だった。
19th-century Europe was an era of power politics.