In a summer marked by instability in the Middle East and eastern Europe another world took notice of the small American city of Ferguson, Missouri where a young man was killed and a community was divided.
Obama comments on the global attention drawn to the events in Ferguson, Missouri, highlighting the impact of local incidents on international perceptions.
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