Many years ago, David Shipler, the former foreign correspondent for The New York Times, astutely observed: “Watching foreign affairs is sometimes like watching a magician; the eye is drawn to the hand performing the dramatic flourishes, leaving…

Many years ago, David Shipler, the former foreign correspondent for The New York Times, astutely observed: “Watching foreign affairs is sometimes like watching a magician; the eye is drawn to the hand performing the dramatic flourishes, leaving…