Defending and extending the periphery

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Defending the periphery of the empire while also attempting to extend it.SouthFrontU.S. Says Syrian Government Will Never Have Foothold In Raqqa, Acccuses Damascus & Allies Of Hindering Efforts To Liberate City once_again1 ABCNewsNetanyahu says Israel won't tolerate Iran presence in Syria Associated Press Newsweek U.S. Sanctions On Russia Won’t Be Lifted Until Crimea Is Returned To Ukraine: Rex Tillerson Graham Lanktree Russia InsiderJohn McCain's Plan to Fuel More Bloodshed in Ukraine James W. Carden The National InterestNATO vs. Russia: Why Europe's Greatest Risk for War Is in the Baltics Dave Majumdar The DiplomatWhat North Korea Learned From the Kosovo War Samuel Ramani ZeeNews Beijing asks US to respect its sovereignty after American warship sails through South China Sea

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