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statecraft

[steyt-kraft, -krahft] / ˈsteɪtˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft /




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But the country sits in a better position than its neighbours, after years of statecraft that have prepared it for a global energy crisis.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

But good statecraft consists not only of bold decision-making and efficient execution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Adept at balancing ideological loyalty with pragmatic statecraft, Larijani will not attend the talks, but is central to Tehran's nuclear policy and strategic diplomacy.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

We rightly fear nuclear proliferation, and yet “amazing grace and good fortune,” and admirable postwar statecraft, “actually bent the arc of history.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

In 4-Wind’s first exercise of statecraft, he abandoned the Zapotec allies who had helped him achieve the throne, aligned Tilantongo with the Toltec empire to the north, and attacked the Zapotec.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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