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June 29, 2012

Putin's Got U.S. Right Where He Wants It

Michael Weiss, Foreign Policy

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If the Kremlin's policies toward Syria, Iran, and Afghanistan suggest that it hasn't abandoned its Cold War aspirations of competing for global influence with the West, its attempts to exert influence in what it considers its "near abroad" should shatter any doubts.

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TAGGED: Syria, 2012, Barack Obama, United States, Russia, Vladimir Putin

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