The masters of the Great Game, the art of diplomacy and international relations, managed to combine vision with strategic and tactical brilliance.  Some played weak hands astutely, while others worked from strength to accomplish ambitious and far-reaching goals. I suggest that when the pantheon of these extraordinary geopolitical chess-players is reviewed in the future, it will include a man who would never be thought to be in their company: Donald Trump. While Americans profess a limited interest in foreign affairs, and typically do so until they are forced to confront foreign threats, they might not be paying attention to the most impactful and effective foreign policy president in decades. Trump shares with his luminary counterparts some important traits. First and foremost, he has a strong motivating vision, one that shapes all of his policies.  Simply stated, he wants the United States to win, to be treated as the world leader it is, and not to be...(Read Full Post)