Security Alliances

Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier just outside the Kremlin in Moscow on June 22, 2012 (ALEXEY DRUZHININ/AFP/GettyImages)
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier just outside the Kremlin in Moscow on June 22, 2012 (ALEXEY DRUZHININ/AFP/GettyImages)
Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping shake hands at the meeting of the BRICS delegation heads, in St. Petersburg, Russia, September 5, 2013. (Igor Russak/Host Photo Agency via Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping shake hands at the meeting of the BRICS delegation heads, in St. Petersburg, Russia, September 5, 2013. (Igor Russak/Host Photo Agency via Getty Images)
Commentary
john_lee
john_lee
Senior Fellow
5 Min Read
Russian Tanks Arriving Near Simferopol, March 31, 2014 (Olga Maltseva/AFP/Getty Images)
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Russian Tanks Arriving Near Simferopol, March 31, 2014 (Olga Maltseva/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Charles Fairbanks
Former Senior Fellow
Charles Fairbanks
7 Min Read
US President Barack Obama (L) holds a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G8 summit at the Lough Erne resort near Enniskillen in Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2013. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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US President Barack Obama (L) holds a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G8 summit at the Lough Erne resort near Enniskillen in Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2013. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Charles Fairbanks
Former Senior Fellow
Charles Fairbanks
7 Min Read
A picture taken on March 2, 2014 shows the US and NATO flags in the wind at the NATO headquarters in Brussels.  (GEORGES GOBET/AFP/Getty Images)
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A picture taken on March 2, 2014 shows the US and NATO flags in the wind at the NATO headquarters in Brussels. (GEORGES GOBET/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Seth Cropsey
President, Yorktown Institute
Seth Cropsey
6 Min Read
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