'In a speech at West Point on December 5, 1962, the former US Secretary of State Dean Acheson candidly remarked, 'Great Britain has lost an Empire and has not yet found a role.
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (L) shakes hands with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at their meeting in Astrakan, on Sept. 29, 2014 during the Caspian Sea Summit of Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.