foreign affairs vs statecraft

foreign affairs

noun
  • Policy of a government in dealing with other countries or with activities overseas. 

  • A government office or department charged with handling relations with other countries. 

  • Matters or news occurring abroad. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see foreign, affairs. 

statecraft

noun
  • Synonym of statesmanship (“the ability to guide a state well”) 

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