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The essence of great leadership: Rising above pride and nationalism
Ajay Shah
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Most of us have settled into a warm cynicism about governments. We expect the regime to act through a combination of pride and nationalism. So we think, of course the Iranian government will hit back, of course the Iranian government will try to rival Israel's military power, of course the regime will continue on the slog of trying to get to nuclear weapons.
By doing this, we sign on to the interests of the regime. There is a small matter of the interests of the people. The essential insight of political science and international relations is the distinction between the
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