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When protest replaces statecraft Only about one in ten Americans regularly attend public meetings — a number that’s barely budged in decades, according to the AmeriCorps Civic Engagement and Volunteering Dashboard.—Big Think, 12 Nov. 2025 After a half-century in which energy was not a tool of statecraft, complacency set in.—John Kerry, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025 Some leaders just want to have fun Beyond the strategic imperatives of statecraft, the travel patterns of world leaders occasionally reveal a significant personal dimension.—Collin J. Meisel, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025 The Commission's analysis suggests this represents a form of indirect statecraft—one that helps China expand its influence, corrupt its neighbors, and undermine U.S. interests, all while denying responsibility.—Mike Kuiken, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for statecraft
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