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December 17, 2018

An Up-and-Coming Democrat Who’s Tough on Terror but Soft on Russia and Syria

Will the combination appeal to the dovish left?

Among several Democratic politicians emerging as potential candidates for the 2020 presidential primary is Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii. Gabbard has already made clear her ideas about foreign policy, which combine strict noninterventionism with a tough stance toward Islamist terror. But, notes Noah Rothman, her approach brings with it “support for some of the world’s most atrocious and bloody authoritarian regimes,” namely those of Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad. Could this unlikely combination gain traction in her party?

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