Statecraft in a sentence as a noun

Spying is a very old tool in the art of statecraft.

"Then I don't think you really understand statecraft or warfare.

But spying on our allies?This has happened always and forever; it's always been a standard tool of statecraft.

Spying on foreigners is a tool of statecraft, and statecraft is a shady business.

Stepping back, purges are a bleak aspect of statecraft - and executive management.

It's 'just' a horrifying side effect of using war and military power as a blunt instrument for statecraft.

And I don't think it would go over well today to limit the pool of candidates to exclude those who are nominally unqualified for statecraft.

If we lend them a greater veracity than is appropriate, how unforgiving might such an error be?We live in a world of statecraft through malware with Stuxnet, Flame and Duqu.

You get an expert entertainer talking about statecraft or a hard scientist talking about religion or even just a software guy talking about hardware.

What is the use of acting naive about foreign affairs, diplomacy, and statecraft?Are you really suggesting that your country's intelligence service doesn't attempt to do the same?

When you possess the capability to real-time ID and track a single individual human target from tens, hundreds or even thousands of miles away, and direct precise fire control upon that target, then it opens an entire new dimension to violent statecraft, with many new challenges.

Statecraft definitions

noun

wisdom in the management of public affairs

See also: statesmanship diplomacy