Have always thought Chess overrated as a test of one’s strategic thinking esp clearly - but even so one expects that a grand master player can see, like anyone, what was always blindingly obvious 
Imagine being a sentient adult and also thinking that Barack Obama's Vice-President & Hunter Biden's father was just the man to stand up to China & Russia & Iran ..... they wanted to believe & we will all reap what these useful idiots sowed.
The world is a pretty nasty place & nasty countries are run by nasty people. Imagine thinking, seriously, that China will keep whatever climate pact it makes. Imagine thinking, seriously, that having Germany addicted to cheap Russian gas was good .... or sending USD to the IRGC
Recall a former colleague saying many if not most students in geopolitics were former gamers / played “Diplomacy”, “Risk” etal and were hooked from then on understanding why the world is the way it is. The actual formal education system does not cover any of this...hence 'norms'
The actual ignorance of a huge % of even the nominally 'educated' elite is the best argument for a proper deep state - but if you must have one, have a French one, composed of serious people, aggressively following the national interest, and who have learned from past mistakes.
Reality is most of our putative elites are fools. Many thought invading Iraq would lead to utopia on the Euphrates. Many also thought Afghanistan could be made a sort of Amsterdam with more colourful headwear and fewer (out) gays. The capacity for delusion tracks student debts
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