Foreign Policy

Russian President Vladimir Putin
US President Barack Obama (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) during the opening ceremony of the G20 Leaders Summit on September 4, 2016 in Hangzhou, China. (Nicolas Asfouri/Pool/Getty Images)
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US President Barack Obama (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) during the opening ceremony of the G20 Leaders Summit on September 4, 2016 in Hangzhou, China. (Nicolas Asfouri/Pool/Getty Images)
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Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
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Turkish cleric and opponent to the Erdogan regime Fethullah Gülen adresses at his residence in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania on July 18, 2016. (THOMAS URBAIN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Turkish cleric and opponent to the Erdogan regime Fethullah Gülen adresses at his residence in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania on July 18, 2016. (THOMAS URBAIN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
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U.S President Barack Obama during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in response to the Iran nuclear deal on July 15, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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U.S President Barack Obama during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in response to the Iran nuclear deal on July 15, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Former Senior Fellow
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) meets with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) outside Moscow in Novo-Ogarevo on March 19, 2010. (ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) meets with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) outside Moscow in Novo-Ogarevo on March 19, 2010. (ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
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