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Ideological hubris has often pushed U.S. statecraft off course, and Trump exhibits due caution toward the overzealous promotion of democracy abroad.
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Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
At that time, the United States, while pushing to become the most advanced technological nation, managed to use politics, diplomacy and statecraft to create a positive and aspirational vision for space exploration.
—Verity Harding, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
Xiao, who was born in 1946 and grew up under Maoism, witnessed the worst excesses of this kind of armchair statecraft.
—Chang Che, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
But since the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, U.S. officials have tended to draw a line between the two, arguing that tools of economic statecraft such as export controls and sanctions should not be used to promote trade interests and that tariffs should not be used to promote security interests.
—Peter E. Harrell, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2024
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Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
At that time, the United States, while pushing to become the most advanced technological nation, managed to use politics, diplomacy and statecraft to create a positive and aspirational vision for space exploration.
—Verity Harding, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
Xiao, who was born in 1946 and grew up under Maoism, witnessed the worst excesses of this kind of armchair statecraft.
—Chang Che, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
But since the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, U.S. officials have tended to draw a line between the two, arguing that tools of economic statecraft such as export controls and sanctions should not be used to promote trade interests and that tariffs should not be used to promote security interests.
—Peter E. Harrell, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Statecraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statecraft. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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statecraft
noun
state·craft
ˈstāt-ˌkraft 
: the art of conducting government affairs
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