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Hard power is supremely necessary in today's world, for reasons having nothing to do with humanitarian intervention.

May 22, 2013 | 04:00 GMT

The new president will face a divided domestic political arena, economic pressures and a hostile regional sectarian landscape.

May 21, 2013 | 19:59 GMT

French soldiers return from participating in Operation Serval in Mali. (JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER/AFP/Getty Images)

The intervention degraded the militants' abilities but did not eliminate the broader jihadist threat in the region.

May 21, 2013 | 09:00 GMT