MADRID – Too frequently, leaders become hostages, rather than shapers, of their sociopolitical environment. Too seldom does the world see history-changing steps like Richard Nixon’s trip to China in 1972 or Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat’s visit to Jerusalem in 1977.
马德里—领导人常常沦为他们所处社会政治环境的人质而不是决定者。世界极少见到1972年尼克松访问中国或1977年埃及总统萨达特（Anwar el-Sadat）访问耶路撒冷这样的改变历史的举动。