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Russian President Vladimir Putin
French far-right Front National (FN) party President Marine Le Pen gives a new year's address to the press at her party campaign headquarters 'L'Escale' on January 4, 2017 in Paris, France. (Chesnot/Getty Images)
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French far-right Front National (FN) party President Marine Le Pen gives a new year's address to the press at her party campaign headquarters 'L'Escale' on January 4, 2017 in Paris, France. (Chesnot/Getty Images)
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Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
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An F/A-18F Super Hornet taxis on the US navy's super carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) ('Ike') in the Mediterranean Sea on July 6, 2016. (ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images)
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An F/A-18F Super Hornet taxis on the US navy's super carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) ('Ike') in the Mediterranean Sea on July 6, 2016. (ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
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Exxon Mobil Corporation CEO Rex Tillerson and Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L-R front) during a meeting at Novo-Ogaryovo residence, April 16, 2012. (Alexei Nikolsky\TASS via Getty Images)
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Exxon Mobil Corporation CEO Rex Tillerson and Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L-R front) during a meeting at Novo-Ogaryovo residence, April 16, 2012. (Alexei Nikolsky\TASS via Getty Images)
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Former Senior Fellow
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U.S. President Barack Obama waves after he spoke during the SelectUSA Investment Summit March 23, 2015 in National Harbor, Maryland. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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U.S. President Barack Obama waves after he spoke during the SelectUSA Investment Summit March 23, 2015 in National Harbor, Maryland. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Former Senior Fellow
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