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President Vladimir Putin holds a videocall with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Moscow on January 21, 2025. (Gavriil Grigorov/AFP via Getty Images)
Richard Perle was assistant secretary of defense for international security policy during the Reagan administration and is a resident fellow at the Am
Richard Perle was assistant secretary of defense for international security policy during the Reagan administration and is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he specializes in national defense and security issues. He is the author of Hard Line (1992).