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Russia's President Vladimir Putin uses a pair of binoculars at the Chebarkul range during the Peace Mission 2007 counter-terrorism exercise among the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states, August 17, 2007. Troops from Russia, China and Central Asian states are taking part in a joint military exercise on Friday designed to show off their alliance's increasing power. REUTERS/Ria Novosti (RUSSIA) - RTR1SUNG

Putin and the Kremlin are experts at reading the popular mood. And they were watching America.

Friday, November 11, 2016

American flags.

Experts weigh in: What this election means for U.S. foreign policy and next steps

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad speaks during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, October 20, 2015. Assad flew into Moscow on Tuesday for a meeting with Putin during which the two men discussed their joint military campaign against Islamist militants in Syria, a Kremlin spokesman said. Picture taken October 20, 2015. REUTERS/Alexei Druzhinin/RIA Novosti/Kremlin ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. - RTS5E7K

Americans dislike the Islamic State more than Putin or Assad. Here’s how that shapes policy preferences.

Shibley Telhami

Friday, November 4, 2016

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad enter a hall during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, October 20, 2015. Assad made a surprise visit to Moscow on Tuesday evening to thank Putin for launching air strikes against Islamist militants in Syria. Picture taken October 20, 2015. REUTERS/Alexei Druzhinin/RIA Novosti/Kremlin ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. - RTS5E2Z

Beyond no-fly: Other options for pressuring Russia to drop support for Assad

Thursday, November 3, 2016

(L-R) Brazil's President Michel Temer, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping and South African President Jacob Zuma pose for a group picture during BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summit in Benaulim, in the western state of Goa, India, October 16, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui - RTX2P0GJ

Intertwined and interacting: The latest in India’s great power relationships

Friday, October 28, 2016

Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump listens as Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks during their third and final 2016 presidential campaign debate at UNLV in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., October 19, 2016. REUTERS/Mark Ralston/Pool - RTX2PM78

The third presidential debate: The strongman obscures the issues

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

(L-R) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pose for a photo before a Middle East Quartet Principals Meeting during 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 23, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTSP5ER

Moscow gambles on raising the stakes—in Syria and across the board

Friday, October 7, 2016

Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) greets Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in Moscow, November 1, 2008. Gaddafi said on Saturday he wanted closer energy ties with Russia, shifting the emphasis away from the arms sales which until now have been at the core of their relationship. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Pool/Alexei Druzhinin(RUSSIA) - RTXA517

Russia and Libya: A brief history of an on-again-off-again friendship

Federica Saini Fasanotti

Thursday, September 1, 2016

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California at 11:01 p.m. On February 25, 2016. The unarmed Minuteman III missile blasted off from a silo at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California late on Thursday, headed toward a target area near Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands of the South Pacific. REUTERS/Kyla Gifford/U.S. Air Force Photo/Handout via Reuters FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - RTX28PYO

Nuclear arms control beyond the U.S. and Russia

James L. Tyson and Steven Pifer

Monday, August 29, 2016

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Crimean Prime Minister Sergei Aksyonov and acting governor of Sevastopol Dmitry Ovsyannikov (not seen) in Crimea, August 19, 2016. Sputnik/Kremlin/Alexei Nikolsky/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. - RTX2M4HN

Why there will be no “reset” with Russia

Monday, August 22, 2016