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A panicked crowd in New York City after the closing of the stock exchange doors during the Panic of 1873 (Kean Collection/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
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A panicked crowd in New York City after the closing of the stock exchange doors during the Panic of 1873 (Kean Collection/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
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Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
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A box containing ballots for the Italian elections, March 4, 2018 (Claudio Menna/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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A box containing ballots for the Italian elections, March 4, 2018 (Claudio Menna/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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