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One of the strangest stories in contemporary statecraft refuses to go away.
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Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 18 Feb. 2026
Taken individually, these trips are pragmatic exercises in economic statecraft.
—Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
In this sense, the NSS does not mark a departure in American statecraft so much as a moment of self-recognition.
—Alejandro Reyes, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
Carney has transformed into a de facto spokesman for those middle powers, none of which want to turn into supplicants or get caught with their pants down between two superpowers, such as the United States and China, that are increasingly using coercion as a method of statecraft.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
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Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 18 Feb. 2026
Taken individually, these trips are pragmatic exercises in economic statecraft.
—Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
In this sense, the NSS does not mark a departure in American statecraft so much as a moment of self-recognition.
—Alejandro Reyes, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
Carney has transformed into a de facto spokesman for those middle powers, none of which want to turn into supplicants or get caught with their pants down between two superpowers, such as the United States and China, that are increasingly using coercion as a method of statecraft.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Statecraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statecraft. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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statecraft
noun
state·craft
ˈstāt-ˌkraft 
: the art of conducting government affairs
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