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World Affairs
The Most Overrated Statesmen Still in Power
Big reputations and summit photos can hide a thin foreign-policy record.
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Emmanuel Macron — France
The speeches are grander than France's ability to make other countries follow.
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2.
Vladimir Putin — Russia
Tactical ruthlessness has repeatedly been mistaken for strategic brilliance.
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3.
Benjamin Netanyahu — Israel
Political survival and national strategy have become dangerously hard to separate.
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4.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan — Turkey
Creates leverage brilliantly, then often spends it on another short-term fight.
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5.
Narendra Modi — India
India's rise is bigger than one leader, despite the branding around him.
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6.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva — Brazil
His global voice remains larger than Brazil's willingness to carry the cost.
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7.
Cyril Ramaphosa — South Africa
The international respect has outlasted the domestic evidence of renewal.
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8.
Donald Trump — United States
Disruption is not the same thing as strategy, even when everyone pays attention.
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9.
Xi Jinping — China
Centralizing every decision has made the system look stronger and less adaptable.
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10.
Mohammed bin Salman — Saudi Arabia
The ambition is real; the mythology still runs ahead of the results.
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