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Niccolò Machiavelli, the infamous author of "The Prince," wrote in the 1500s that the ideal leader makes and breaks solemn agreements. He creates alliances with weak allies to defeat a powerful enemy ...

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) William D. Spangler, Binghamton University, State University of New York and Aleksey ...