Politics

 Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 338 v.1

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1. statecraft |n| the skillful management of state affairs; statesmanship.
2. "Issues of statecraft require great deliberation."
3. "What they see is a penny-pinching attitude, driven by an accountancy approach to politics,rather than the statecraft our citizens are crying out for."
4. "My Government is not prepared to concede that sanctions are not a legitimate and effective tool of statecraft."
5. "We also will reach out beyond governments, because we believe partnerships with people play a critical role in our 21st century statecraft."
6. "In ordinary times, when existing ideas, institutions, and alliances are adequate to the challenges of the day, the purpose of statecraft is to manage and sustain the established international order."