4D chess

Etymology
An extension of the older term, which is an actual chess variant which is viewed as being very complex, and had long been used as a simile ("like a game of 3-D chess") in reference to geopolitics.

The term 4D chess ("four-dimensional chess") became popular around 2017, in the context of US politics.

Noun

 * 1)  A sophisticated strategy that is far beyond the comprehension of others, in which apparent blunders are simply indicators of yet-to-be-understood brilliance.