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Die Staatskunst
The skilful conduct of state affairs, especially foreign policy. A compound of 'Staat' and 'Kunst', art. It is literary and takes no plural.
Examples in context
Bismarcks Staatskunst prägte das Kräftegleichgewicht Europas.
Bismarck's statecraft shaped the European balance of power.
Sanktionen sind ein grobes Mittel der Staatskunst.
Sanctions are a blunt instrument of statecraft.
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