So you must be a fox when it comes suspecting a trap, and a lion when it comes to making the wolves turn tail. Those who simply act like a lion all the time do not understand their business.

Even though this book was written more than 500 years ago it is still relevant and very useful to leaders who want to have success and stay in power for long time. In my opinion, this passage has a very important meaning that could be very useful for a candidate that plans to run for US president. I believe that The Prince is still very relevant because human nature has not changed and never will. There will always be good and bad people.

One of the biggest and costly issues that America has faced in last few decades has been foreign policy strategy. America’s foreign policy today covers a wide range of functions and issues. As a superpower, the United States has also taken a leadership role in peacemaking around the globe by trying to negotiate treaties and agreements to end regional conflicts. However, just by analyzing some of the wars that America has been part of, makes me wonder if they were all necessary and if they could have been avoided by trying to make smarter decisions on the long term.

Our politics in the US is currently in hyper mode. All those wars have really hurt the American economy, and this passage has a solution, which needs to be used in the right way. When a country is threatened leaders must show that they have the strength of a lion and must act as such. On the contrary, when dealing with economical or other problematic issues, a leader must act like a fox and make the smartest decisions for his/her country. Today America is facing many issues concerning foreign policy, such as global terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, and relationships with some close allies. America needs a leader that has both the skills of a lion and of a fox.