Disagreements over everything from Syria to an American detainee won’t change the fact that they need each other.
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But comparisons between U.S. plans and China’s One Belt, One Road initiative are misleading.
A shared objective – expelling the Ottomans – gave rise to a truly single national identity.
In the dispute over Kosovo’s independence, reports suggest partition of Kosovo may be on the table.
If Germany wants the strategic partnership to continue, it must become a strategic partner.
At this point, the U.S. is fighting its own self-image.
That the IRGC is hedging its bets shows how seriously it takes the risk of revolution, however remote it may be.
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