This was reflected in de Gaulle's resolution of the Algeria crisis (1958–62), which was strongly influenced by de Gaulle's realpolitik, or "keen sense of political expediency."
Ovo je naročito istaknuto u De Golovom razresenju krize u Alziru (1958-62), na sta su jako uticali De Golova jaka politika ili “puki smisao za politič.ku korisnost”.