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Westpolitik

American  
[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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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