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From Real-Politik to Real-Estate Politik
In 2025, peace in Ukraine is no longer a matter for diplomats, but for a real estate tycoon: Steve Witkoff, a friend of Trump, parachuted in as chief negotiator with zero experience. In the face of his blunders, all journalistic criticism is aggressively dismissed as a « foreign influence operation. » This marks the rise of « Real-Estate-Politik, » where war is treated like just another business deal. This playbook, first seen with Jared Kushner in the Middle East, reduces geopolitics to a transaction. Nations become assets, borders become contractual clauses, and human lives are a mere liability. The complexity of history is denied in favor of a bottom-line mentality. Peace is no longer an ideal to strive for, but simply a deal to be closed. And the greatest tragedy is watching the world applaud this deadly oversimplification. […]