Foreign Policy

Russian President Vladimir Putin
Syrian Opposition Coalition President Ahmad Jarba speaks during a press conference during the 'Friends of Syria' meeting on May 15, 2014 in London, England. (Matt Dunham - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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Syrian Opposition Coalition President Ahmad Jarba speaks during a press conference during the 'Friends of Syria' meeting on May 15, 2014 in London, England. (Matt Dunham - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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Lee Smith
Former Senior Fellow
Lee Smith
5 Min Read
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his visit to the Crimean port of Sevastopol on May 9, 2014. (YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his visit to the Crimean port of Sevastopol on May 9, 2014. (YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/Getty Images)
U.S. President Barack Obama gives the commencement address at the graduation ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on May 28, 2014 in West Point, New York. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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U.S. President Barack Obama gives the commencement address at the graduation ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on May 28, 2014 in West Point, New York. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Commentary
Bryan McGrath
Former Deputy Director, Center for American Seapower
Bryan McGrath
7 Min Read
Iran fans prior to the FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 at the Zentralstadion on June 21, 2006 in Leipzig, Germany. (Clive Mason/Getty Images)
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Iran fans prior to the FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 at the Zentralstadion on June 21, 2006 in Leipzig, Germany. (Clive Mason/Getty Images)
Commentary
Lee Smith
Former Senior Fellow
Lee Smith
8 Min Read
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (5th L) shakes hands with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (3rd R) as Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse (R) looks on after the swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi on May 26, 2014.(PRAK
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (5th L) shakes hands with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (3rd R) as Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse (R) looks on after the swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi on May 26, 2014.(PRAK
Commentary
husain_haqqani
husain_haqqani
Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia
5 Min Read
Pump jacks in an oil field over the Monterey Shale formation on March 24, 2014 near Lost Hills, California. (David McNew/Getty Images)
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Pump jacks in an oil field over the Monterey Shale formation on March 24, 2014 near Lost Hills, California. (David McNew/Getty Images)
Commentary
Stetzler
Stetzler
Irwin M. Stelzer
Senior Fellow Emeritus
Irwin M. Stelzer
5 Min Read
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