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Failure could raise doubts about his statecraft.
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Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The pro-Orban sentiment so common among conservatives today follows years of efforts spearheaded by the Fidesz government to popularize his model of statecraft among American conservatives.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
In the ’90s and 2000s, under Senegalese presidents Abdou Diouf and Abdoulaye Wade, who extended Leopold Senghor’s vision of art as statecraft, Dak’Art benefited from government backing not just as a matter of policy but because these presidents understood that culture mattered.
—Smooth Nzewi, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
The primary goal of Iranian statecraft, Margaret, is survival of the regime.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The pro-Orban sentiment so common among conservatives today follows years of efforts spearheaded by the Fidesz government to popularize his model of statecraft among American conservatives.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
In the ’90s and 2000s, under Senegalese presidents Abdou Diouf and Abdoulaye Wade, who extended Leopold Senghor’s vision of art as statecraft, Dak’Art benefited from government backing not just as a matter of policy but because these presidents understood that culture mattered.
—Smooth Nzewi, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
The primary goal of Iranian statecraft, Margaret, is survival of the regime.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Statecraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statecraft. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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statecraft
noun
state·craft
ˈstāt-ˌkraft 
: the art of conducting government affairs
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