Politics and Government

President-elect Donald Trump speaks to workers at Carrier air conditioning and heating on December 1, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
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President-elect Donald Trump speaks to workers at Carrier air conditioning and heating on December 1, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
Commentary
Stetzler
Stetzler
Irwin M. Stelzer
Senior Fellow Emeritus
Irwin M. Stelzer
5 Min Read
Reinaldo Arenas poses while at home in Paris, France during June of 1988. (Ulf Andersen/Getty Images)
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Reinaldo Arenas poses while at home in Paris, France during June of 1988. (Ulf Andersen/Getty Images)
Commentary
Lee Smith
Former Senior Fellow
Lee Smith
6 Min Read
Former French Prime Minister and candidate for the right-wing party 'Les Republicains' (LR), Francois Fillon delivers a victory speech on November 27, 2016 in Paris, France. (Chesnot/Getty Images)
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Former French Prime Minister and candidate for the right-wing party 'Les Republicains' (LR), Francois Fillon delivers a victory speech on November 27, 2016 in Paris, France. (Chesnot/Getty Images)
U.S. Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) tears a page from the national health care bill during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol March 21, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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U.S. Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) tears a page from the national health care bill during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol March 21, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Commentary
Jeffrey H. Anderson
Former Senior Fellow
Jeffrey H. Anderson
3 Min Read
President-elect Donald Trump and vice president-elect Mike Pence listen to a question from the press regarding the musical 'Hamilton' before their meeting with investor Wilbur Ross at Trump International Golf Club, November 20, 2016 in Bedminster Township
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President-elect Donald Trump and vice president-elect Mike Pence listen to a question from the press regarding the musical 'Hamilton' before their meeting with investor Wilbur Ross at Trump International Golf Club, November 20, 2016 in Bedminster Township
Commentary
walter_russell_mead
walter_russell_mead
Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
8 Min Read
President of Brazil Michel Temer attends technical cooperation agreement signing ceremony with the Court Superior Electoral (TSE) at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil on October 11, 2016. (Ricardo Botelho/Brazil Photo Press/LatinContent/Getty Images)
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President of Brazil Michel Temer attends technical cooperation agreement signing ceremony with the Court Superior Electoral (TSE) at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil on October 11, 2016. (Ricardo Botelho/Brazil Photo Press/LatinContent/Getty Images)
Commentary
walter_russell_mead
walter_russell_mead
Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
2 Min Read
Protesters hold candles and banners calling for the resignation of South Korea's President Park Geun-Hye during an anti-government rally in central Seoul on November 19, 2016. (JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Protesters hold candles and banners calling for the resignation of South Korea's President Park Geun-Hye during an anti-government rally in central Seoul on November 19, 2016. (JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
walter_russell_mead
walter_russell_mead
Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
2 Min Read
Fidel Castro speaks during the ceremony in which President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez was given the UNESCO Jose Marti award for his efforts in education, February 3, 2006 in Havana, Cuba. (Sven Creutzmann/Mambo Photography/Getty Images)
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Fidel Castro speaks during the ceremony in which President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez was given the UNESCO Jose Marti award for his efforts in education, February 3, 2006 in Havana, Cuba. (Sven Creutzmann/Mambo Photography/Getty Images)
Commentary
Ronald Radosh
Former Adjunct Fellow
Ronald Radosh
5 Min Read
House Speaker Paul Ryan listens to US President-elect Donald Trump speak to the press at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on November 10, 2016. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
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House Speaker Paul Ryan listens to US President-elect Donald Trump speak to the press at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on November 10, 2016. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
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christopher_demuth
Christopher DeMuth
Former Distinguished Fellow
Christopher DeMuth
8 Min Read
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