They say, with good reason, that a person is tested by the very deeds they pursue. And is there a greater punishment than being condemned to carry out the schemes that another nation longs for in secret but dares not say aloud—or that no law on earth could ever legitimately demand?

In the run-up to Donald Trump’s second presidency, dozens of politicians and members of Congress damaged their own careers—or even ended up behind bars—for such causes. The charge sheet is long: adopting a prejudiced stance, peddling false testimony, sabotaging international relations, and, worst of all, trampling the law underfoot and tarnishing the very image of the United States.

Then, on 8 August, history took a sharp turn. The United States, in full view of the world, achieved something that many had thought impossible. With President Donald Trump himself at the helm, Washington brought together two South Caucasus states—long locked in enmity and silence for over three decades—at the same table. This was not just another diplomatic photo opportunity; it was an act of political bridge-building that sent ripples through the global order.

One might well ask: Why did the Biden administration fail to accomplish this six months earlier? Why, at that time, was the air on Capitol Hill thick with the noise of........

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