According to Albert Einstein, the Camp David agreement reached by Japan, South Korea and the United States two weeks ago is insane.
Since Einstein died in 1955, he didn’t actually comment on the deal. But applying his definition of insanity — doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result — to the deal leaves a pretty clear conclusion.
In fact, a history of resounding failure may be the best thing going for that agreement. If the three countries can learn from past mistakes, then there is real hope for a long-lasting accord. That is, however, a big “if.”