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The Chinese government response to democracy protests in Hong Kong

Former Sen. Sam Nunn on the future of NATO, relations with Russia, and nuclear security

A look at the history behind 1987's INF Treaty...Dimitri Simes on U.S.-Russian relations today

UN Ambassador Samantha Power, comments to the Security Council on MH17, July 18, 2014

The debate over Hong Kong...Beijing's take

UN Sec-Gen Ban Ki-moon on the catastrophe in Syria

President Obama's commencement address at West Point

A look at what Russia hopes to gain, but could easily lose, in Ukraine.

Ronald Reagan's acceptance speech for the 1980 Republican nomination and the topic of leadership.

Vladimir Putin's important March 18 speech to the Russian parliament