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Bucket-wheel excavators mine rare earth materials on Ukrainian soil on February 25, 2025, in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine. (Kostiantyn Liberov via Getty Images)
International Organizations
International Organizations
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Flags of the European Union member states hang inside the Council of the European Union's Lex building on February 18, 2016 in Brussels, Belgium. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses citizens outside his residence at Kisikli Neighborhood following the failed coup attempt, in Istanbul, Turkey on July 16, 2016. (Elif Ozturk/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addresses the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters, September 20, 2016 in New York City. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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The opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 5, 2016. (FRANCOIS-XAVIER MARIT/AFP/Getty Images)
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US President Barack Obama, chairs a special meeting of the UN security council during the 69th Session of the UN General Assembly on September 24, 2014 in New York. (ALAIN JOCARD/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Experts
Matthew Boyse
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
John Fonte
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for American Common Culture
