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Hillary Clinton, the most well-traveled US Secretary of State in history, is expected to resign this month upon her successor's confirmation. As America’s top diplomat, she has navigated the Arab Spring, guided America’s “pivot” to Asia, and faced a European Union beset by uncertainty. What will define her foreign-policy legacy?

Hillary's Legacy

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