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Westpolitik

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[vest-poh-li-teek] / ˈvɛst poʊ lɪˌtik /

noun

  1. a policy of a Communist country of adopting trade and diplomatic relations with non-Communist nations.


Etymology

Origin of Westpolitik

1965–70; < German: Western policy

Example Sentences

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Once his Westpolitik was launched, Brandt began a complex series of diplomatic maneuvers with the East.

From Time Magazine Archive

He has been the crucial partner in Brandt's policy of Ostpolitik, and has formed a more protective Westpolitik of his own, which seeks to preserve ideological conformity �especially in Eastern Europe�by providing more material benefits.

From Time Magazine Archive

Honecker has not yet given up on his notion of Westpolitik, however.

From Time Magazine Archive