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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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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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