Recent Examples on the WebIn Seeing into the Future, the historian Martin van Creveld chronicles the history of forecasting, tracing the way that speculation evolved, over the course of centuries, from an occult religious practice to Cold War statecraft and a critical part of the world economy.—Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024 The Obama-Biden clique’s approach to American statecraft plainly prefers granting inducements to Iran that benefit its terror apparatus abroad, while shrugging off any oversight at home and tarring the critics as warmongers.—The Editors, National Review, 13 May 2024 Viola Davis plays an American president who must use all her statecraft and military experience to defend the world when terrorists overtake the G20 Summit in Cape Town, South Africa.—Max Gao, NBC News, 30 Apr. 2024 The book identifies tensions and inconsistencies within the progressive tradition but emphasizes its unity as a pragmatic agenda for statecraft.—Van Jackson, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024 India would not define statecraft or governance in accordance with the views of the majority religious community.—Ramachandra Guha, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024 By committing to his maritime statecraft initiative, Del Toro is obviously surfing a populist wave, trying to meld together a big and unwieldy coalition.—Craig Hooper, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024 For political sustainability and strategic self-interest, American statecraft should point toward a world consistent with its values.—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024 The comments, which may be taken more as mischievous meddling than serious statecraft, were the Russian leader’s most direct in public on the upcoming U.S. presidential election.—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 15 Feb. 2024
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