Foreign Policy

Russian President Vladimir Putin
Musa, a 25-year-old Kurdish marksman, stands atop a building as he looks at the destroyed Syrian town of Kobane on January 30, 2015. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)
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Musa, a 25-year-old Kurdish marksman, stands atop a building as he looks at the destroyed Syrian town of Kobane on January 30, 2015. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Lee Smith
Former Senior Fellow
Lee Smith
5 Min Read
US President Barack Obama shakes hands with Cuba's President Raul Castro during the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York on September 29, 2015. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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US President Barack Obama shakes hands with Cuba's President Raul Castro during the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York on September 29, 2015. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Ronald Radosh
Former Adjunct Fellow
Ronald Radosh
5 Min Read
A long-range Qadr ballistic missile is launched in the Alborz mountain range in northern Iran on March 9, 2016. (MAHMOOD HOSSEINI/AFP/Getty Images)
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A long-range Qadr ballistic missile is launched in the Alborz mountain range in northern Iran on March 9, 2016. (MAHMOOD HOSSEINI/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Lee Smith
Former Senior Fellow
Lee Smith
4 Min Read
Actor Tim Pigott-Smith during Broadway Opening Night of 'King Charles III' at the Music Box Theatre on November 1, 2015 in New York City. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images)
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Actor Tim Pigott-Smith during Broadway Opening Night of 'King Charles III' at the Music Box Theatre on November 1, 2015 in New York City. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images)
Commentary
Seth Cropsey
President, Yorktown Institute
Seth Cropsey
7 Min Read
US Secretary of States John Kerry (R) beside of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) after the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) meeting in Munich on February 12, 2016. (CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images)
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US Secretary of States John Kerry (R) beside of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) after the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) meeting in Munich on February 12, 2016. (CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Lee Smith
Former Senior Fellow
Lee Smith
4 Min Read
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