Cardinal Richelieu or Axel Oxenstierna? I would look for people who were able to see moves in advance and design a plan. Along this theme would be some of the Native American leaders who were able to keep their people afloat despite the advantages colonizers had, when one thinks about how few Iroquois there were, yet how long they resisted colonial powers, that has to be some higher level strategy. Certain African leaders would also be nominees as well.