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Palestinian militants of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing, parade in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on May 29, 2014. (SAID KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images)
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Syrian Opposition Coalition President Ahmad Jarba speaks during a press conference during the 'Friends of Syria' meeting on May 15, 2014 in London, England. (Matt Dunham - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers his speech at the 13th International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-La Dialogue on May 30, 2014 in Singapore. (ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his visit to the Crimean port of Sevastopol on May 9, 2014. (YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/Getty Images)
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Iran fans prior to the FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 at the Zentralstadion on June 21, 2006 in Leipzig, Germany. (Clive Mason/Getty Images)
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U.S. President Barack Obama gives the commencement address at the graduation ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on May 28, 2014 in West Point, New York. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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James Barnett
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Matthew Boyse
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
