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US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent and Howard Lutnick, US President Donald Trump's nominee for commerce secretary, stand behind him as he speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on February 3, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent and Howard Lutnick, US President Donald Trump's nominee for commerce secretary, stand behind him as he speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on February 3, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Podcast
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walter_russell_mead
Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
President Donald Trump addresses reporters in the Oval Office of the White House after receiving a briefing from law enforcement on July 15, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump addresses reporters in the Oval Office of the White House after receiving a briefing from law enforcement on July 15, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Commentary
mike_watson
mike_watson
Associate Director, Center for the Future of Liberal Society
4 Min Read
This aerial view shows the Greek Catholic Cathedral of St George, in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, on December 3, 2024. On November 27, the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) alliance led a major offensive snatching Syria's second city Aleppo and dozens of towns and villages from government control, after years of regime gains in successive Russian-backed military campaigns. (Photo by Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP) (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Greek Catholic Cathedral of St. George, in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, on December 3, 2024. (OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images)
Commentary
Nina Shea
Nina Shea
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom
5 Min Read
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