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Ceremonial soldiers parade during the 79th anniversary of the Victory Day in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on May 9, 2024. (Sefa Karacan via Getty Images)
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Map of Sykes–Picot Agreement showing Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia, and areas of control and influence agreed between the British and the French, Royal Geographical Society. (Wikimedia)
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White House Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes addresses the media at the Edgartown School on August 22, 2014 in Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. (Darren McCollester/Getty Images)
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Thousands of protesters storm parliament in Baghdad's Green Zone on April 30, 2016. (Haydar Hadi/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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Fighters from Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front drive in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo flying Islamist flags as they head to a frontline, on May 26, 2015. (Fadi al-Halabi/AFP/Getty Images)
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View of the city of Monastir and of the mosque, Monastir Governorate, Tunisia. (DeAgostini/Getty Images)
Experts
James Barnett
Research Fellow
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Douglas J. Feith
Senior Fellow
