Many people would like to see @Nigel_Farage represent Great Britain as their Ambassador to the United States. In his book “Why Leaders Lie,” political scientist John Mearsheimer came to the surprising conclusion that foreign policy leaders rarely lie to other governments. When foreign policy leaders get angry as a theatrical tactic, the idea is to get more in negotiations. If he finds himself cornered on a foreign policy issue, he will no doubt try to talk his way out of it. There is an upside for the foreign policy bureaucracy, though: With Trump making policy statements on the fly, maybe typos in communiques won’t matter so much anymore.

Source: Washington Post November 23, 2016 19:47 UTC