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Americans and Russians see the world differently, and that's hurting Syrians

  • Written by Laura Roselle, Professor of Political Science and Policy Studies, Elon University

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry recently said that he sometimes feels like he’s living in a “parallel universe” compared to his Russian counterpart when it comes to Syria.

This parallel universe can be explained by analyzing the strategic narratives of the United States and Russia since the end of the Cold War.

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