Politics and Government

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
U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, left, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., on Nov. 5, 2015, and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Cedar Rapids, Iowa,on Feb. 1, 2016. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu via Getty Images)
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U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, left, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., on Nov. 5, 2015, and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Cedar Rapids, Iowa,on Feb. 1, 2016. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu via Getty Images)
Commentary
Jeffrey H. Anderson
Former Senior Fellow
Jeffrey H. Anderson
5 Min Read
Anti-government protesters destroy a statue of Russian communist revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin on December 8, 2013 in Kiev, Ukraine. (Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)
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Anti-government protesters destroy a statue of Russian communist revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin on December 8, 2013 in Kiev, Ukraine. (Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)
Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. (Joe Flood/Flickr)
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Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. (Joe Flood/Flickr)
Commentary
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Christopher DeMuth
Former Distinguished Fellow
Christopher DeMuth
Long Read
US President Barack Obama makes a statement on the mass shooting at an Orlando, Florida nightclub in the White House Briefing Room in Washington, DC on June 12, 2016. (YURI GRIPAS/AFP/Getty Images)
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US President Barack Obama makes a statement on the mass shooting at an Orlando, Florida nightclub in the White House Briefing Room in Washington, DC on June 12, 2016. (YURI GRIPAS/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Lee Smith
Former Senior Fellow
Lee Smith
4 Min Read
A Vote to Leave campaigner holds a placard as Nigel Farage campaigns for votes to leave the European Union in the referendum on May 25, 2016 in Bolton, England. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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A Vote to Leave campaigner holds a placard as Nigel Farage campaigns for votes to leave the European Union in the referendum on May 25, 2016 in Bolton, England. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
Commentary
Richard N. Haass
President, Council on Foreign Relations
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Senior Fellow and Director, Center for American Common Culture
Richard N. Haass & John Fonte
14 Min Read
A Hasidic Jewish man prepares to vote November 7, 2006 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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A Hasidic Jewish man prepares to vote November 7, 2006 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Commentary
Tevi Troy
Former Senior Fellow
Lanhee J. Chen
Research Fellow, Hoover Institution
Tevi Troy & Lanhee J. Chen
4 Min Read
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