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Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute, focusing on Islam, modernity and public policy
Mustafa Akyol
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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with U.S. President Joe Biden during their meeting in Geneva on June 16, 2021. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)