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Politics and Government
Politics and Government
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Illustration of four of the United States Founding Fathers,1774. (Getty Images)
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American flags are seen waving during a Naturalization Ceremony at Liberty State Park on September 17, 2024, in Jersey City, New Jersey. (Michael M. Santiago via Getty Images)
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Activists of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party take part in a public rally in Lahore on September 21, 2024. (Arif Ali/AFP via Getty Images)
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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leads Friday prayer in Tehran, Iran, on October 4, 2024. (Iranian Leader Press Office/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Japan's new prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, arrives at the prime minister's official residence on October 1, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan. (Tomohiro Ohsumi via Getty Images)
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Mexico's new President Claudia Sheinbaum raises the ceremonial staff in Mexico City on October 1, 2024. (Carl De Souza/AFP via Getty Images)
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Flags for the United States and Ukraine fly on April 23, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images)
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Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto speaks during the NasDem party congress in Jakarta on August 27, 2024. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images)
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Japan's new prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, speaks during a press conference on October 1, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan. (Yuichi Yamazaki via Getty Images)
Experts
Bernard Haykel
Senior Fellow (Nonresident), Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Mary Kissel
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
