Foreign Policy

Russian President Vladimir Putin
Sect. of State John Kerry (R) and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (L) shake hands in Muscat on November 9, 2014. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
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Sect. of State John Kerry (R) and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (L) shake hands in Muscat on November 9, 2014. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
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Lee Smith
Former Senior Fellow
Lee Smith
5 Min Read
(JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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(JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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Michael Pillsbury
Former Senior Fellow and Director for Chinese Strategy
Michael Pillsbury
4 Min Read
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the new Ak Saray presidential palace (White Palace) on the outskirts of Ankara on October 29, 2014. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the new Ak Saray presidential palace (White Palace) on the outskirts of Ankara on October 29, 2014. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Seth Cropsey
President, Yorktown Institute
Seth Cropsey
6 Min Read
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (C) during the Munich Security Conference at the Bayerisher Hof Hotel on January 31, 2014 in Munich, Germany. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (C) during the Munich Security Conference at the Bayerisher Hof Hotel on January 31, 2014 in Munich, Germany. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)