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U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addresses the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters, September 20, 2016 in New York City. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addresses the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters, September 20, 2016 in New York City. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Commentary
Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Islam, Democracy, and the Future of the Muslim World
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Former Senior Vice President
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Turkish cleric and opponent to the Erdogan regime Fethullah Gülen adresses at his residence in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania on July 18, 2016. (THOMAS URBAIN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Turkish cleric and opponent to the Erdogan regime Fethullah Gülen adresses at his residence in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania on July 18, 2016. (THOMAS URBAIN/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
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Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
2 Min Read
An Israeli Navy vessel passes by the Tamar drilling natural gas production platform during a squadron exercise on May 27, 2013 off the coast of Israel in the Mediterranean Sea. (Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
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An Israeli Navy vessel passes by the Tamar drilling natural gas production platform during a squadron exercise on May 27, 2013 off the coast of Israel in the Mediterranean Sea. (Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
Reports
Head, Haifa Research Center for Maritime Strategy
Former U.S. Senator from Louisiana
Former Commander-in-Chief, Israeli Navy, Former Head, Shin-Bet
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President, Yorktown Institute
Former Chairman & CEO, Noble Energy, Inc.
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Senior Fellow
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Senior Fellow
Former Chief of U.S. Naval Operations
Sir Isaac Wolfson Emeritus Professor of Public Finance, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2 Min Read
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