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French President Jacques Chirac at the left of the image is applauding as he smiles at Russian President Vladimir Putin in the center of the image and US President George W. Bush, who is laughing as Putin seems to smile and gape at the display.

A NATO Promise Not to Enlarge? No, Not Even According to Putin 1.0

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claim that the West promised not to expand NATO is a myth—denied by Gorbachev, ignored by Yeltsin, and invented years into Putin’s rule.

George H.W. Bush’s Persian Gulf War: Victory, With Tragedy

Most tributes on the passing of George H.W. Bush from across the American political spectrum have used some variation of the word “honorable” or “decent” to describe the…

Remembering Bush 41: Two Failed Elections and Lessons on Leadership

I met George H.W. Bush in 1992, during a campaign swing of his through San Diego on my 12th birthday, just two months before his crushing loss to Bill Clinton. My mom’s boyfriend,…
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