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An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III ICBM launches during an operation test on February 23, 2021, at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (US Space Force)
Middle East
Middle East
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A damaged painting of Jesus Christ on the ground of Syriac Orthodox Um al-Zinar church in the Christian Hamidiyeh neighbourhood of the old city of Homs, central Syria, May 12, 2014. (JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images)
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Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard accepts the Wendy Mackenzie Game Changer Award at Christie's Auction House on April 22, 2013 in New York City. (Anna Webber/Getty Images)
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U.S. President Barack Obama waves after he spoke during the SelectUSA Investment Summit March 23, 2015 in National Harbor, Maryland. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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James Barnett
Research Fellow
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
