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Two F-35B combat aircraft from the United States Marine Corp depart after re-fueling from an RAF Voyager aircraft over the North Sea on October 08, 2020 in flight, above Scotland.
Outside a police station in Al-Hawari district of Benghazi, Libya on May 2, 2014. (Mohammed Elshaiky/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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Outside a police station in Al-Hawari district of Benghazi, Libya on May 2, 2014. (Mohammed Elshaiky/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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Aaron Y. Zelin
Richard Borow Fellow, Washington Institute
Aaron Y. Zelin
Long Read
A group of Egyptians stage demonstration against Egypt's el-Sisi government at Cairo University in Giza, Egypt on April 19, 2015. (Stringer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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A group of Egyptians stage demonstration against Egypt's el-Sisi government at Cairo University in Giza, Egypt on April 19, 2015. (Stringer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Commentary
Samuel Tadros
Former Senior Fellow
Samuel Tadros
7 Min Read
US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (R) talk before a meeting at the Beau Rivage Palace Hotel March 28, 2015 in Lausanne. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (R) talk before a meeting at the Beau Rivage Palace Hotel March 28, 2015 in Lausanne. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Joseph Bahout
Joseph Bahout
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