Foreign Policy

Russian President Vladimir Putin
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki (L) and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani shake hands during a meeting in Tehran held by the Palestine Committee of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) on August 4, 2014. (ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki (L) and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani shake hands during a meeting in Tehran held by the Palestine Committee of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) on August 4, 2014. (ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Lee Smith
Former Senior Fellow
Lee Smith
6 Min Read
Syrians hold pictures of re-elected Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus after Assad was announced as the winner of the country's presidential elections on June 4, 2014. (JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images)
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Syrians hold pictures of re-elected Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus after Assad was announced as the winner of the country's presidential elections on June 4, 2014. (JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Islam, Democracy, and the Future of the Muslim World
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Lewis Libby
Former Senior Vice President
Hillel Fradkin & Lewis Libby
5 Min Read
US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (R) in the garden at the Turkish ambassador's residence in Paris, July 26, 2014. (CHARLES DHARAPAK/AFP/Getty Images)
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US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (R) in the garden at the Turkish ambassador's residence in Paris, July 26, 2014. (CHARLES DHARAPAK/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Lee Smith
Former Senior Fellow
Lee Smith
9 Min Read
Japanese Ground Self Defense Force honor guards hold national flags for visiting US Army General Martin E. Dempsey at the Defence Ministry in Tokyo on October 28, 2011. (KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Japanese Ground Self Defense Force honor guards hold national flags for visiting US Army General Martin E. Dempsey at the Defence Ministry in Tokyo on October 28, 2011. (KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Arthur Herman
Former Senior Fellow
Arthur Herman
4 Min Read
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