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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.
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Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
The distinctive task of statecraft in the modern world is to give capitalism the freedom to develop and intensify, while simultaneously satisfying the democratic aspirations of ordinary people.
—Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026
As long as this behavior is treated as a humanitarian problem rather than a coercive strategy, Tehran will continue to rely on hostage-taking as a core tool of statecraft.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
More force, less statecraft The Venezuela episode reflects this broader shift in how the United States uses its power.
—Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 5 Jan. 2026
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Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
The distinctive task of statecraft in the modern world is to give capitalism the freedom to develop and intensify, while simultaneously satisfying the democratic aspirations of ordinary people.
—Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026
As long as this behavior is treated as a humanitarian problem rather than a coercive strategy, Tehran will continue to rely on hostage-taking as a core tool of statecraft.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
More force, less statecraft The Venezuela episode reflects this broader shift in how the United States uses its power.
—Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Statecraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statecraft. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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statecraft
noun
state·craft
ˈstāt-ˌkraft 
: the art of conducting government affairs
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