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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel
A Foreign Affairs ministers session on the second day of NATO ministerial meetings at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on December 2, 2015. (JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images)
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A Foreign Affairs ministers session on the second day of NATO ministerial meetings at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on December 2, 2015. (JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Lee Smith
Former Senior Fellow
Lee Smith
8 Min Read
Police officers and rescue workers stand near a van that ploughed into a crowd leaving a fireworks display in the French Riviera town of Nice on July 14, 2016. (VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Police officers and rescue workers stand near a van that ploughed into a crowd leaving a fireworks display in the French Riviera town of Nice on July 14, 2016. (VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images)
People carry Turkish flags at Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey on July 17, 2016 as they gather to protest the failed military coup attempt. ( Onur Coban/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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People carry Turkish flags at Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey on July 17, 2016 as they gather to protest the failed military coup attempt. ( Onur Coban/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Commentary
Gabriel Mitchell
PhD Candidate, Government & International Affairs, Virginia Tech University
Gabriel Mitchell
4 Min Read
A Turkish anti riot police officer stands guard on a tank after a military position on the Bosphorus bridge was taken over in Istanbul on July 16, 2016. (OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)
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A Turkish anti riot police officer stands guard on a tank after a military position on the Bosphorus bridge was taken over in Istanbul on July 16, 2016. (OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Lee Smith
Former Senior Fellow
Lee Smith
10 Min Read
Supporters wave the flag of Lebanon and the Shiite movement Hezbollah alongside a poster of former Hezbollah leader Abbas al-Mussawi during a rally in Beirut on February 16, 2016. (ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images)
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Supporters wave the flag of Lebanon and the Shiite movement Hezbollah alongside a poster of former Hezbollah leader Abbas al-Mussawi during a rally in Beirut on February 16, 2016. (ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Lee Smith
Former Senior Fellow
Lee Smith
7 Min Read
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