Is this wrong?

[Rokcet Scientist]

Come to think of it, conjoined twins should be shoe-ins for positions as statesmen. Here we have people who definitely have a bit of practical experience negotiating and settling on mutually agreeable terms.

States(wo)men of a small country then: they've 'learnt' to settle when there's a gun pointed at their head... Of course they have no living alternative. So 'settling' isn't the appropriate word here. 'Duress' is more apt.