The Art of Politics

And yes, it means risk: forging relationships with countries that are not democracies, that struggle with (and sometimes embrace) corruption, that are far less bound to the rule of law than Western nations.

How do you square the circle on doing business with people who are committing human rights attrocities that you claim to abhore back home?

You have two choices - one, cognitive dissonance. 

Two - you broaden your game and make fostering conscious civility part of your strategy. 

Either option means flexing new cognitive muscle, expanding synaptic connections.  But then, that's always been where we're headed.