Foreign Policy

Russian President Vladimir Putin
A Foreign Affairs ministers session on the second day of NATO ministerial meetings at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on December 2, 2015. (JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images)
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A Foreign Affairs ministers session on the second day of NATO ministerial meetings at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on December 2, 2015. (JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Lee Smith
Former Senior Fellow
Lee Smith
8 Min Read
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an annual meeting with high ranking officers of the Defence Ministry Board on December 11, 2015 in Moscow, Russia. (Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an annual meeting with high ranking officers of the Defence Ministry Board on December 11, 2015 in Moscow, Russia. (Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images)
U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) speaks during a news conference October 7, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) speaks during a news conference October 7, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Commentary
Charles Davidson
Former Executive Director, Kleptocracy Initiative
Charles Davidson
13 Min Read
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the Iran nuclear agreement August 5, 2015 at American University in Washington, DC. (Pete Marovich-Pool/Getty Images)
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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the Iran nuclear agreement August 5, 2015 at American University in Washington, DC. (Pete Marovich-Pool/Getty Images)
Commentary
Peter Rough Hudson Institute
Peter Rough Hudson Institute
Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia
4 Min Read
An arrangement of newspapers pictured in London on June 24, 2016. (DANIEL SORABJI/AFP/Getty Images)
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An arrangement of newspapers pictured in London on June 24, 2016. (DANIEL SORABJI/AFP/Getty Images)