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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on February 4, 2025. (Photo by Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by BRYAN DOZIER/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2025. (Bryan Dozier/AFP via Getty Images)
michael_doran
michael_doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend a ceremony for signing bilateral agreements at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkiye, on February 18, 2025. (TUR Presidency/Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend a ceremony for signing bilateral agreements at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkiye, on February 18, 2025. (TUR Presidency/Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
zineb_riboua
zineb_riboua
Research Fellow and Program Manager, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with President of Burkina Faso Ibrahim Traore during the Second Summit and Russia鈥揂frica Economic and Humanitarian Forum, on July 28, 2023, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with President of Burkina Faso Ibrahim Traore during the Second Summit and Russia鈥揂frica Economic and Humanitarian Forum, on July 28, 2023, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Getty Images)
zineb_riboua
zineb_riboua
Research Fellow and Program Manager, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Commentary
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