“Man cannot control the current of events,” said Germany’s 19th-century Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, “he can only float with them and steer.” Bismarck had what geopolitical theorist Halford Mackinder thought was the most important quality of a statesman: “Insight into the…

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Scott Bessent to serve as the 79th Treasury secretary in United States history. Bessent is a Wall Street executive who has praised Trump’s tariff agenda and advocated for making America great again and “Iran broke…