I thought about this when a coworker mentioned in casual conversation that they wondered why a certain head of state (no reason to get into specifics) is not simply done away with to resolve a currently ongoing international conflict. To my knowledge that’s almost never done in the real world because it rarely works as intended. I was wondering if any politics/international relationship experts or avid Hitman/Assassin’s Creed players knows the real reason why this is, and if there’s even a official term for why this is not done in real politics? Thanks.
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States have always tried to kill the leaders of foreign nations and movements within their own nations. It’s just usually hard to pull off, as heads of state and other important figures are well protected, and doing so too openly is likely to invite retaliation, legal punishments, and sanctions. Hell, some times they aren’t even slightly subtle about it, like when the U.S. dropped bombs on the houses of Black activists in Philadelphia, or the recent murders of political rivals by Putin.
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