For all the menacing rhetoric, the Armenian prime minister remains a leader with whom Putin is prepared to interact: not as an ally, but as a partner, albeit a problematic one.
Alexander Atasuntsev
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Guantanamo remains the most powerful recruiting tool terrorists have, and though closing the facility poses numerous challenges, it is vital for U.S. national security.
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In an interview with Voice of America's Carol Castiel, Will Dobson cautions that Guantanamo remains the most powerful recruiting tool terrorists have, and though closing the facility poses numerous challenges, it is vital for U.S. national security. The president’s speech also highlighted the difficulties of translating broad policy shifts into concrete action; each detainee’s case poses unique legal and logistical questions, and despite Congressional opposition, some detainees will have to be transferred to U.S. prisons.
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