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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

Adept at balancing ideological loyalty with pragmatic statecraft, Larijani was central prior to the war to Iran's nuclear policy and strategic diplomacy.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 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

But even a quiet meeting with the emperor suggests the Japanese know, like their counterparts in the U.K., how to wield their monarchy as a tool of statecraft.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 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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