ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
1. : the art of conducting state affairs : state management : statesmanship
one of the greatest problems of statecraft now facing our nation — R.K.Carr
— distinguished from folkcraft
2. archaic : wiliness or chicanery in political dealings
a double treason … thought a masterpiece of statecraft — T.B.Macaulay