Politics and Government

US President Barack Obama (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G8 summit at the Lough Erne resort near Enniskillen in Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2013. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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US President Barack Obama (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G8 summit at the Lough Erne resort near Enniskillen in Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2013. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
Portrait of Benjamin Franklin by David Martin, 1767, oil on canvas. (The White House Historical Association/Wikimedia)
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Portrait of Benjamin Franklin by David Martin, 1767, oil on canvas. (The White House Historical Association/Wikimedia)
Commentary
Jerry Weinberger
Former Adjunct Fellow
Jerry Weinberger
6 Min Read
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L),Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller (2nd L) and former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (3rd L) at the gas compressor station 'Portovaya' outside Vyborg, September 6, 2011. (ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L),Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller (2nd L) and former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (3rd L) at the gas compressor station 'Portovaya' outside Vyborg, September 6, 2011. (ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Lee Smith
Former Senior Fellow
Lee Smith
6 Min Read
New York governor Andrew Cuomo during election night outside the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York on November 8, 2016. (KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images)
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New York governor Andrew Cuomo during election night outside the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York on November 8, 2016. (KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Harry Zieve Cohen
Former Research Associate to Walter Russell Mead
Harry Zieve Cohen
2 Min Read
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Commentary
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Irwin M. Stelzer
Senior Fellow Emeritus
Irwin M. Stelzer
10 Min Read
People wave Turkish flags in front of an electronic billboard displaying the face of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a rally on the streets of Kizilay Square on July 17, 2016 in Ankara, Turkey. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
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People wave Turkish flags in front of an electronic billboard displaying the face of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a rally on the streets of Kizilay Square on July 17, 2016 in Ankara, Turkey. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
Commentary
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Eric B. Brown
Senior Fellow
Eric B. Brown
8 Min Read
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